Ruth (Person)

A Moabitess and the widow of Mahlon, the son of Naomi and Elimelech, who were Ephrathites from Bethlehem. Naomi and Elimelech moved to Moab due to a famine in Judah. After Elimelech and Naomi's two sons died, Naomi returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth during the barley harvest (Ruth 1:4–22). While gleaning in the barley fields of Boaz, Ruth found favor in his eyes (Ruth 2:2–22). She later married Boaz. He, as the nearest family member, purchased Naomi's estate to keep it in the family. (Ruth 4:5–13). Ruth is mentioned in Matthew’s family list of Christ as the mother of Obed and the great-grandmother of David (Matthew 1:5).