diff --git a/bible/other/ruth.md b/bible/other/ruth.md index 96d80920..7dfcee5d 100644 --- a/bible/other/ruth.md +++ b/bible/other/ruth.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ ## Facts: ## -Ruth was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite man who had moved to Moab with his family during the time when judges were leading Israel. +Ruth was a Moabite woman who lived during the time when judges were leading Israel. She married an Israelite man in Moab after he had moved there with his family because of a famine during the time when judges were leading Israel. * Ruth's husband died, and some time after that she left Moab to travel with her mother-in-law Naomi, who was returning to her hometown, Bethlehem in Israel. * Ruth was loyal to Naomi and worked hard to provide food for her. * She also committed herself to serving the one true God of Israel. -* Ruth married an Israelite man named Boaz and gave birth to a son who became the grandfather of King David and the ancestor of Jesus Christ. +* Ruth married an Israelite man named Boaz and gave birth to a son who became the grandfather of King David. Because King David was an ancestor of Jesus Christ so was Ruth. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))