Ruth is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite, Mahlon. After the death of all the male members of her family, she stays with her mother-in-law, Naomi, and moves to Judah with her, where Ruth wins the love and protection of a wealthy relative, Boaz, through her kindness. She is the great-grandmother of David.
Portrait of a woman as Ruth (c. 1853) by Francesco Hayez
Ruth in Boaz's Field by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
Boaz and Ruth by Rembrandt
Ruth and Naomi by William Blake
The Book of Ruth is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel.
Hebrew text of Ruth
Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld: Ruth in Boaz's Field, 1828