{{quote Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man The Book of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. Ruth |subtopics = [[Ruth (WEB)|Full Text of Ruth]]|opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} {{summary | text=Ruth is a book of the * [[Old Testament]]. It is the story Ruth The Book of a Moabite woman who forsakes her pagan heritage in order to cling to (EBD)|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on the people Book of Israel and to the [[GodRuth]] of Israel. Because of her faithfulness in a time of national faithlessness, God rewards her by giving her a new husband ([[Boaz]]), a son ([[Obed]]), and a privileged position in the lineage of David and Christ.}}| {{bible}}{{overview}}
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==Commentary== Ruth is a book of the [[Old Testament]]. It is the story of a Moabite woman called [[Ruth]] who forsakes her pagan heritage in order to cling to the people of Israel and to the [[God]] of Israel. Because of her faithfulness in a time of national faithlessness, God rewards her by giving her a new husband ([[Boaz]]), a son ([[Obed]]), and a privileged position in the lineage of David and Christ. ---- '''Read [[Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary]] on [[Text:MHC Concise {{versionsSUBPAGENAME}}|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]''' ---- ===Authorship=== ===Themes=== {{stub}} ==Quotes== ==Links==