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Book of Ruth
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The Book of Ruth is part of the third and final division—the "Writings" —of the Hebrew Bible. In common printed Hebrew Bible ordering, the book appears between Song of Songs and the book of Lamentatio
Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795
Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795
Hebrew text of Ruth
Hebrew text of Ruth
"The Gleaners", an engraving illustrating the Book of Ruth by Gustave Doré (1832–1883)
"The Gleaners", an engraving illustrating the Book of Ruth by Gustave Doré (1832–1883)
End of the book of Ruth in the Damascus Crown, a 1260 manuscript written in Burgos, Spain.
End of the book of Ruth in the Damascus Crown, a 1260 manuscript written in Burgos, Spain.
Naomi (biblical figure)
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Naomi is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ruth. The name derives from the Hebrew word na’im, meaning "good, pleasant, lovely, winsome."
Book of Ruth
…written in Biblical Hebrew during the Persian period (c. 550–330 BCE). It narrates the story of Ruth, a Moabite, who follows her Judean mother-in-law, Naomi, returning to her family's ancestral town of Bethlehem, after the deaths of their husbands. Ruth's loyalty to Naomi leads to Ruth's marriage to Boaz…
Ruth swearing to Naomi by Jan Victors, 1653
Ruth swearing to Naomi by Jan Victors, 1653