Genealogy
Ruth's father-in-law
Who is Elimelech?
The amount of generations before King David that the story takes place.
What is three generations?
This is what Ruth requested from Boaz
What is a Kinsman Redeemer?
In the beginning of chapter 1, there was a deadly occurrence. Name this occurrence.
What is a Famine?
The Book of Ruth is a story about genealogy relationships. What theme does this relate to?
What is family?
Ruth's husband
Who is Boaz?
The plateau of Moab is on the _____ side of the Jordan valley rift
What is the East side?
What is six measures?
What was Ruth supposed do before going down to the threshing floor?
What is clean up and put on perfume?
Ruth showed commitment to Naomi. What theme does this relate to?
What is love?
Naomi's Daughter-in-law
Who is Oprah?
The families home before travelling to Moab.
What is Bethlehem?
This is the crop being harvested when Ruth came to Boaz's field
What is barley.
Ruth's nationality
What is Moabite?
Boaz - a relative of Naomi’s - acknowledges all that Ruth has done for her mother-in-law and sees the faith and courage that she had kept while leaving everything she had known to travel to a new land. This trust had to be great a example of what theme?
What is faith in God?
Name the father of Hezron
Who is Perez?
The Book of Ruth's time period
What is 6th-4th centuries BC?
After Boaz discovered that Ruth was Naomi's daughter-in-law, he instructed his men to do the following except one. What were they NOT told to do?
What is give her wine and take her home?
Who is widely believed to have authored the Book of Ruth?
Who is Samuel?
The word "chesed" is used quite a lot throughout the Book of Ruth. This word loosely translates to what theme?
Ruth's mother-in-law
Who is Naomi?
The entrance of an Israelite town that was a place where commercial and other legal matters were dealt with publicly.
What is the Town Gate?
After the wheat and barley harvests, Naomi tells Ruth to put on her best clothes and then go to the threshing floor to find Boaz. After he lies down for the night what is Ruth supposed to do?
What is uncover his feet and lie down?
Boaz is a Kinsman-Redeemer. What could the Kinsman-Redeemer "Redeem"?
What are widows, slaves, and/or orphans?
Ruth deeply thanks Boaz for the comfort he had brought her and the kindness he had treated her with. What theme does this relate to?
What is kindness?