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what is the tragedy that made Naomi decide to leave Moab and return to Bethlehem?
her husband and sons died
What is gleaning?
The practice where poor people collected leftover grain in fields.
where did Naomi and Ruth leave from after their husbands died?
Moab
What is Ruth’s promise of loyalty to Naomi in the Book of Ruth?
“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.”
who is Elimelech?
Naomi’s husband who moved his family to Moab during a famine
What is a kinsman-redeemer?
A family protector who could redeem property or marry a widow.
how did Ruth gain favor?
by gleaning in the fields of her wealthy relative.
who said this:
"May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge".
Boaz’s blessing of Ruth (Ruth 2:12)
Who is Orpah and what did she do?
Ruth’s sister-in-law who returned to her own people.
What is symbolic of the sandal?
In the legal transaction described in Ruth, a man removed and gave this item to confirm the agreement of redeeming the land and marrying Ruth.
what did Boaz tell his workers not to do with Ruth?
who said this and why:
"I am your servant ___," she said. "Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer of our family".
Ruth; her request for protection to Boaz
who is obed and who is in his line of descendants?
Boaz and Ruth's first child.
Obed --> Jesse --> King David --> *multiple generations including solomon* --> Joseph and Mary --> Jesus
who are the servant girls, why were they important?
Boaz told Ruth to glean with them and stay with them for safety.
what did Ruth ask Boaz to do with his garment?
Ruth asked Boaz to spread this over her as a symbolic request for protection and marriage.
HARD and also RANDOM:
“The _____ ___ _____said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
random women who lived there
what was Naomi's second name and what did it mean
Mara; bitter
RANDOM I APOLOGIZE: What is the threshing floor?
After harvesting, grain was brought to this place where it was beaten and separated from the stalks.
what happens in the end?
they get married and have Obed :)
who said this?
"I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me ____? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me".
Naomi