History of Ruth

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\Ruth\ a friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father,

Ruth was a Moabitess whose father,

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the grandfather of David. Thus Ruth, a Gentile, is among the maternal progenitors of our Lord (Matt. 1:5). The story of "the gleaner Ruth illustrates the friendly relations between the good Boaz and his reapers, the Jewish land system, the method of transferring property from one person to another, the working of the Mosaic law for the relief of distressed and ruined families; but, above all, handing down the unselfishness, the brave love, the unshaken trustfulness of her who, though not of the chosen race, was, like the Canaanitess Tamar (Gen. 38:29; Matt. 1:3) and the Canaanitess Rahab (Matt. 1:5), privileged to become the ancestress of David, and so of 'great David's greater Son'" (Ruth 4:18-22).

the grandfather of David. Thus Ruth, a Gentile, is among the maternal progenitors of Jesus (Matt. 1:5).

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This story is told in the Book of Ruth, a part of the Tanakh.

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Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed

Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed