Ruth study section
Ruth key people
Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz carry a story of loyal love and redemption that reaches to David and to Christ.
Key figures
Naomi
The bereaved widow of Bethlehem, who returns empty and is filled again through redemption
Ruth
The Moabite widow whose loyal love leads her to Naomi’s people and God, and into the line of Christ
Boaz
The godly landowner and kinsman-redeemer who marries Ruth and redeems the family’s inheritance
Orpah
Naomi’s other daughter-in-law, who returns to Moab and her gods
Elimelech
Naomi’s husband, who sojourns in Moab and dies there
Obed
The son of Boaz and Ruth, grandfather of King David
The near kinsman
The unnamed closer relative who declines to redeem, opening the way for Boaz
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