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 Ruth
Moabite. Ruth 1:22 The Moabites were desecendents of Lot's son (Moab). It was located on the East coast of the Dead Sea, just south of the land occupied by the tribe of Reuben.
Because of a famine. The famine caused Elimelech to take his wife and two sons to Moab. (1:1)
Orpah. Orpah married Kilion, Ruth married Mahlon (1:4)
| After the death of Naomi's husband and her two sons she desired to return home. She urged her daughters-in-law to go back to their people. Ruth refused by saying what? | The Biblical Story of Ruth
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'Your people will be my people and your God my God'. 1:16
| When they arrived to Naomi's hometown Naomi said, 'Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara'. Why did she say they should call her 'Mara'? | The Biblical Story of Ruth
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'Because God has made my life very bitter'.. Ruth 1:20-21 'Naomi' means 'pleasant one' but 'Maram' means 'bitter one'.
To glean the fields. Ruth 2:1-3
| After the wheat and barley harvests, Naomi tells Ruth to put on her best clothes and then go the threshing floor to find Boaz. After he lies down for the night what is Ruth told to do? | The Biblical Story of Ruth
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Uncover his feet and lie down. Ruth knew that this man, a relative of her late husband, could, by Jewish law, marry her so the property of her late husband would remain in his name and so she would be taken care of.
| Later that night Boaz is startled by Ruth's presence. After she identifies herself, she asks Boaz to 'spread the corner of his garment over her'. Why did she make such a request? | The Biblical Story of Ruth
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She wanted him to marry her. Her request was for Boaz to become her 'kinsman-redeemer' thus assuring her survival as well as preserving the name and inheritance of her dead husband.
| Boaz is honored by Ruth's request that he marry her but he says there is a problem. What is that problem? | The Biblical Story of Ruth
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There is a closer relative who has to give up his right to marry Ruth. Ruth 3:12 The closer relative had to first give up his right to marry Ruth. Boaz acts quickly. He meets the relative in front of the city leaders and persuades him to allow Boaz to marry Ruth.
| When a legal transaction in Israel (such as the redemption and transfer of property) was finalized, what was removed from the one giving up the property in order to legalize the transaction? | The Biblical Story of Ruth
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David. Ruth 4:22 - This Moabite woman became an ancestor of Jesus and is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the first chapter of Matthew.
Samuel. Samuel is believed to be the author although it likely could have been penned later by an unknown author.
4. It is actually one of the shorter books in the Bible.
'My daughter'. Ruth 3:10 'The Lord bless you, my daughter,' he replied.
Obed. Ruth 4:17 'The women living there said, 'Naomi has a son.' And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.'
Elimelech. Ruth 1:2 Elimelech was the father, Mahlon and Kilion were his sons.
Ephrathites. Ruth 1:2 They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. Their tribe was the tribe of Judah.
no. In the beginning of the Book of Ruth it tells us they all died but we are not told why or how much time passed between their deaths.
Orpah. Ruth 1:4 The two sons married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth.
no. We really are not told a lot about Ruth except for her undying loyalty.
Naomi. "Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years." (Ruth 1:1-4) Naomi was a very loving mother-in-law. We learn throughout the entire book of Ruth that she was the one who stayed loyal to Naomi. Orpah had left her to do her own thing, but Ruth was there through everything. Ruth was without a doubt a woman of integrity.
Orpah. Orpah's husband was Chilion. Orpah believed in many gods and didn't stay with Naomi as Ruth had done.
She wants to stay with Naomi. "And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." (Ruth 1:16) Perhaps she also didn't want to go with Orpah because Ruth only believes in one God. Orpah and Ruth are very different woman. We hear more about Ruth than Orpah since Orpah leaves, whereas Ruth stays.
Mara. "And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me." (Ruth 1:20) Naomi was a wonderful woman, but like all humans she was not perfect.
Boaz. Ruth 2:1 "And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz." Ruth was a poor woman, so perhaps Naomi wanted Ruth to marry Boaz so he could look after her when Naomi died.
to gather. Glean is gathering little by little to be more specific. In the Bible, the poor were the ones that did the gleaming. The owners of the field didn't harvest the edge of the fields, they left that for the poor people in the land.
virtuous. Ruth 3:11 "And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman." Ruth was virtuous for many reasons, among her faith to God and her loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi.
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