{{summary | text=Ruth was a woman who lived in ancient [[Bethlehem]]. The [[book of Ruth]] in the [[Old Testament]] tells her story. She showed her faithfulness to her mother-in-law and followed her back to a foreign land. She was rewarded by [[God]] and met a man named [[Boaz]], whom she married and later had a son with, [[Obed]], who was the grand-father of [[King David]].}}