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Ruth

Elimelech's family goes to Moab

RUT.1.1

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. {ruled: Heb. judged}

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Updated on August 16, 2026

Ruth

Ruth was a Moabite who followed her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel after her husband's death. Her loyalty and faith led to her marriage to Boaz. She became an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ.

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