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Why did the family in the story of Ruth leave Israel?
There was a famine
In whose field did Ruth go to pick crops?
Boaz
What was the name of Ruth’s sister-in-law (married to Ruth’s husband’s brother)?
Orpah
Who moved their family out of Israel?
Elimelech
What was the first thing the OFR was told needed to be redeemed?
land -OR- a piece of property
Where did the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, meet with the OFR?
the town gate
How much did the grain that Ruth was gifted weigh, when she was sent home after asking to be redeemed?
80 pounds
When did Ruth’s husband and his brother die?
10 years after leaving Israel
What reason did the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, give for showing Ruth kindness?
He had heard of the great things she had done for her mother-in-law
During what time period (other book of the Bible) did the story of Ruth take place?
Judges
What did Ruth do when she went at night to ask to be redeemed by the owner of the field in which she picked crops? Name two actions.
Uncover his feet / Lay on the ground (at his feet)
Why does the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, tell Ruth that she must leave early in the morning before anyone wakes up, after Ruth asked him to redeem her?
because no one can know that a woman was in the field at night
How many elders did the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, bring when he spoke the OFR?
10 elders
What special connection did Ruth have to the owner of the field in which she had gone to pick crops?
He was her Family Redeemer
What was ready to be harvested when Ruth arrived in Israel?
Barley (wheat is an acceptable answer)
When a widow who had no son was redeemed by a Family Redeemer who’s name would the son of the widow and Family Redeemer carry?
The name of the widow’s dead husband
What reason did the OFR give for not redeeming Ruth?
He did not want to endanger his estate -OR- did not want to hurt the inheritance of his children
What was traded as a sign that the OFR would not redeem Ruth?
a sandal
What happened to the man who moved his family out of Israel in the story of Ruth?
he died
What reason does the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, give for not agreeing to redeem Ruth right away?
There was another Family Redeemer who was closer to Ruth’s husband
At what time did the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, wake up to find Ruth at his feet?
Midnight
From what town in Israel did the family in the story of Ruth come?
Bethlehem
What was the name of Ruth’s mother-in-law? Naomi
Naomi
Name a kind thing that the owner of the field, in which Ruth picked crops, did for Ruth?
Told the men of leave her alone / allowed her to drink from the men’s water / provided her lunch / asked his men to drop crops for Ruth
What other important Bible character was also born in the town in which the family in the story of Ruth lived?
Jesus / David