Both Testaments · Major figure
Ruth
A Moabite widow who demonstrated steadfast loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi and faith in the God of Israel.
Ruth is a Moabite woman who chose to follow her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Bethlehem after the death of their husbands. Her commitment to the God of Israel and her marriage to Boaz made her a key figure in the lineage of King David and Jesus Christ. Her story serves as a profound example of covenantal loyalty and God's inclusion of Gentiles within His redemptive plan.
In the text
- Verses
- 13
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Ruth 1:4
- Last appears
- Matthew 1:5
Where Ruth appears
13 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Naomi20 versesAn Israelite woman whose return to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth leads to the lineage of King David.
- Jacob2 versesThe father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
- Rachel45 versesThe beloved wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin, central to the history of the patriarchs.
- Obed11 versesThe son of Boaz and Ruth, who became the grandfather of King David and an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
- Ram9 versesAn ancestor of King David and Jesus, listed in the royal genealogy of the tribe of Judah.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
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