Ruth

A woman of Moab, widow of Naomi’s son, who refused to leave Naomi, saying, ‘Your people shall be my people, and your God my God’ (Ruth 1:16-17). She gleaned in the field of Boaz, who redeemed her, and she bore Obed, the father of Jesse, the father of David (Ruth 4:13-17). Matthew names her in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:5), and Luke traces the same line through Obed and Jesse (Luke 3:32). Her birth and death are not stated; the book is set in the days of the judges (Ruth 1:1).

Set during the period of the Judges — exact date uncertain

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