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About Ruth

Hebrew Name

רוּת

English Name

Ruth

Phonetic Spelling

rut
What does Ruth mean?
"sweet and pleasant”

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רוּת֙ אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י לְעׇזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ כִּ֠י אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי׃

But Rut replied, “Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.

va-TO-mer Ruth al tif-g'-ee VEE l'-oz-VAYKH la-SHUV may-a-kha-RA-yikh KEE el a-SHER tay-l'-KHEE ay-LAYKH u-va-a-SHER ta-LEE-nee a-LEEN a-MAYKH a-MEE vay-lo-HA-yikh e-lo-HAI

Ruth 1:16

Description about Ruth
Rut was a Moabite princess who converted to Judaism, and the heroine of the Book of Ruth.
Attribute of Ruth
Kindness, loyalty, modesty.
Where is Ruth in the Bible?
The Book of Ruth
What did Ruth do in the Bible?
Ruth is known for her exceptional kindness. having left everything behind in order to care for her mother-in-law, Naomi, and marrying the older Boaz in order to have children that would carry on the name of her late husband (Ruth 3). When she left Moab, Rut converted to Judaism, embracing not just Naomi but her people and her religion as well (Ruth 1:16). Rut is rewarded with a son who became the grandfather of King David. She is the matriarch of the Davidic dynasty, and ultimately the ancestress of the Messiah (Ruth 4:18-22).
What does the Bible say about Ruth?
Kind

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