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Old Testament · Book of ruth

Ruth

  • Ages 7–9
  • 21pages
  • Ruth 1:1-4:22

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About this story

A famine drives a Hebrew family from Bethlehem to Moab. The father dies. The two sons marry Moabite women. Then the sons die too, leaving the mother Naomi and her foreign daughters-in-law as widows in a strange land. Naomi decides to go home. She tells the young women to stay with their families. Orpah turns back. But Ruth speaks the loyalest words in the Old Testament: "Where you go, I will go." Back in Bethlehem, Ruth gleans grain in the field of a kind landowner named Boaz. He is a relative of Naomi''s — a possible "kinsman-redeemer," someone who can rescue the family by marrying the widow and continuing the line. The story moves through harvest and threshing floor to a quiet, joyful wedding. Their son Obed becomes the grandfather of King David, and Ruth — a foreigner — enters the family tree of Jesus.

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    Mable GeorgeVerified purchase
    August 2026

    Gentle, faithful, and so beautifully told. Great for teaching about God's care for His people. We've read this one many times.

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    Anthony MarattilVerified purchase
    August 2026

    Ruth's loyalty and kindness shine through every page. My daughter now says, "I want to be kind like Ruth!" The illustrations are stunning.

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Meet the cast

The characters in Ruth. Tap any face to read more.

Ruth portrait

Ruth

Moabite widow

Naomi portrait

Naomi

aged widow

Boaz portrait

Boaz

kinsman-redeemer

E

Elimelech

Bethlehem father

O

Orpah

Moabite widow

NS

Naomi’s Sons

young brothers

BW

Boaz’s Worker

field worker

NR

Nearer Relative

nearer kinsman

EO

Elders of Bethlehem

town elders

WO

Women of Bethlehem

town women

O

Obed

infant son

KD

King David

future king

Jesus portrait

Jesus

promised descendant

Where this happens

The places that anchor Ruth. Tap any tile to see every Bible Heroes storybook set in that place.

Famine Fields near Bethlehem

Famine Fields near Bethlehem

Dry rolling Judean slopes surround Bethlehem, with exhausted terraces and windblown soil. The fields lie below a small hillside village.

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Road from Moab

Road from Moab

A dusty road crosses low hills and divides at a fork between Moab and Judah. Moabite hills recede behind the travelers.

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Barley Fields of Bethlehem

Barley Fields of Bethlehem

Judean Highlands (outside Bethlehem)

Terraced barley fields spread over the Judean slopes beneath Bethlehem. Olive groves and the village rise above the golden harvest.

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Naomi’s Home in Bethlehem

Naomi’s Home in Bethlehem

A modest home stands within Bethlehem’s hillside lanes, overlooking fields ready for harvest. Its doorway opens toward the close-knit village.

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Bethlehem Threshing Floor

Bethlehem Threshing Floor

A stone-floored threshing platform rests on a high breeze-blown ridge above Bethlehem. The open view looks over dark terraces and sleeping fields.

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City Gate of Bethlehem

City Gate of Bethlehem

Judean Highlands (Bethlehem)

Bethlehem’s gate opens from the hillside village toward the terraced fields below. It is the public gathering place for agreements and judgments.

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