1:16 s63s When Ruth stayed with Naomi, what promise did Ruth make to Naomi? She said, “For I will go to the place where you go, and I will stay in the place where you stay. Your people are my people, and your God is my God.”
1:17 pm2q How long did Ruth say she would remain with Naomi? She said she would remain with Naomi until they died. She said, "In the place where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh do thus to me, and thus may he add, if death separates between me and between you."
1:20 us6s What name did Naomi want to be called and why? She asked to be called “Mara” (which means “bitter”), because she believed that Yahweh had dealt bitterly with her.
1:22 f327 What time of the year did Naomi and Ruth arrive in Bethlehem? They arrived at the beginning of the barley harvest.
2:1 hoxo What was the relationship between Boaz and Naomi’s dead husband? Boaz was a relative of Naomi’s husband.
2:2 ckfd As Ruth went out to glean for the first time, who did Ruth say she would follow while gleaning grain? She would follow anyone in whose eyes she found favor.
2:4 ypbk What greeting did Boaz give to his workers? He said, “Yahweh be with you.”
2:5 yxli What did Boaz want to know about Ruth? He wanted to know to whom she belonged.
2:8 jjpf What instructions did Boaz give Ruth concerning her gleaning? He told Ruth not to leave his field, but to stay and work in his field with his female workers.
2:10 x2ht After receiving the favorable instructions, what question did Ruth ask Boaz? She asked Boaz why she had found favor in his sight.
2:11 irli What good report had Boaz heard about Ruth? He had heard that Ruth had left her home to follow Naomi.
3:10 fqhv Why did Boaz ask a blessing from Yahweh for Ruth? Boaz blessed Ruth because she had come to Boaz, her kinsman-redeemer, rather than pursuing younger men.
3:12 ab5m What obstacle prevented Boaz from immediately performing the part of a kinsman for Ruth? There was another kinsman-redeemer nearer in relationship than Boaz.
3:13 bcqr How was Boaz going to determine who would act as kinsman for Ruth? If the nearest kinsman-redeemer was willing to redeem Ruth, then Boaz would let him do that. But if he was not willing, then Boaz would be the kinsman-redeemer.
3:14 e1hf Why did Ruth leave the threshing floor early before anyone could recognize her? Boaz did not want people to know that she had been with him overnight at the threshing floor.
4:5 nqyt About what additional requirement did Boaz then tell the other kinsman? He told him that he would also have to marry Ruth in order to raise up the name of the dead man over his inheritance.
4:8 xgac What did the other kinsman do to show that he agreed that Boaz should be the redeemer? He took off his sandal and gave it to him in front of witnesses.
4:9 qgst What was the first agreement that Boaz said the elders witnessed? They witnessed that Boaz bought all the land that had belonged to Elimelek.
4:10 tdte What was the second agreement that Boaz said the elders had witnessed? They had witnessed that Boaz acquired Ruth as his wife.
4:12 vr7y What blessing did the people desire for Boaz? They desired that Yahweh would give him offspring through Ruth, just as Tamar bore a son to Judah.
4:15 k8p0 Why did the women say that Ruth was better for Naomi than seven sons? They said this because of Ruth's love for Naomi, and because Ruth had given birth to a grandson for Naomi.