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Ruth
Facts:
Ruth was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite man who had moved to Moab with his family during the time when judges were leading Israel.
- Ruth's husband died, and some time after that she left Moab to travel with her mother-in-law Naomi, who was returning to her hometown, Bethlehem in Israel.
- Ruth was loyal to Naomi and worked hard to provide food for her.
- She also committed herself to serving the one true God of Israel.
- Ruth married an Israelite man named Boaz and gave birth to a son who became the grandfather of King David and the ancestor of Jesus Christ.
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(See also: ../other/bethlehem.md, ../other/boaz.md, ../other/david.md, ../other/judgeposition.md, ../other/naomi.md)