# Ruth

## Facts:

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. Because King David was an ancestor of Jesus Christ so was Ruth.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [Bethlehem](../names/bethlehem.md), [Boaz](../names/boaz.md), [David](../names/david.md), [judge](../other/judgeposition.md))

## Bible References:

* [Matthew 01:05](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/05)
* [Ruth 01:3-5](rc://en/tn/help/rut/01/03)
* [Ruth 03:09](rc://en/tn/help/rut/03/09)
* [Ruth 04:06](rc://en/tn/help/rut/04/06)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H7327, G4503

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Ruth, Ruth's