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Interesting Facts About RuthInteresting Facts About Ruth

Interesting Facts About Ruth

Barnes’ Bible Charts

MEANING:

Hebrew meaning “Friendship” or “Association”

AUTHOR: Authorship uncertain

TIME WRITTEN: Uncertain

POSITION IN THE BIBLE: • 8th Book in the Bible

• 8th Book in the Old Testament

• 3rd of 12 books of History

(Joshua - Esther)

• 58 Books to follow it.

CHAPTERS: 4

VERSES: 85

WORDS: 2,578

OBSERVATIONS ABOUT RUTH:

n Ruth is a story of love, devotion, and redemption set in

the days of the Judges.

n Basically, it is the story of a Moabite woman who forsakes

her pagan heritage in order to cling to the people of

Israel, Because of her faithfulness in a time of

national unfaithfulness, God rewards her by giving her

a new husband (Boaz), a son of Obed, and a

privileges position in the lineage of David and Christ.

n Ruth is the great grandmother of David.

n Boaz brings a Moabite woman into the family line of David

and eventually of Christ.

n The Book of Ruth is divided into four distinct settings.

• 1st setting: The country of Moab. 1:1-18

• 2nd setting: A field in Bethlehem. 1:19 - 2:23

• 3rd setting: A threshing floor in Bethlehem. 3:1-18

• 4th setting: The city of Behtlehem. 4:1-22

n Ruth is a virtuous woman. 3:11

n Love is demonstrated in chapters 1 & 2 and rewarded in

chapters 3 & 4

n Kinsman-Redeemer

• Means “One who redeems.”

• Appears 13 times in the Book of Ruth.

• By buying back the land of Naomi, as well as marrying Ruth

and fathering a son to keep the family line alive, Boaz

acts as a redeemer.

• Leviticus 25:25-34

• Deuteronomy 25:5-10

n In 22 short verses, Ruth moves from widowhood and poverty

to marriage and wealth.

n Orpah chooses to leave Naomi and is never mentioned again

in the Bible.

n The meaning of names in the Book of Ruth.

• Elimelech - “My God is King” • Ruth - “Friendship

• Naomi - “Pleasant” • Orpah - “Stubbornness”

• Mara - “Bitter” • Boaz - “In His strength”

• Mahlon - “Sick” • Bethlehem - “House of

• Chilon - “Pining” Bread”

n Ruth’s vow. Ruth 1:16-17 - “But Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not

to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For

wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will

lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God,

my God. Where you die, I will die, And there will I be

buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, If any

thing but death parts you and me.’”