Who was Ruth’s mother-in-law?

• Answer: Naomi
• Verse: Ruth 1:2 – “The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.”

What country was Ruth originally from?

• Answer: Moab
• Verse: Ruth 1:4 – “They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years,”

Why did Naomi and her family move to Moab?

• Answer: Because of a famine in Bethlehem
• Verse: Ruth 1:1 – “In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.”

What were the names of Naomi’s two sons?

• Answer: Mahlon and Kilion
• Verse: Ruth 1:2 – “The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.”

What did Naomi ask to be called upon returning to Bethlehem?

• Answer: Mara
• Verse: Ruth 1:20 – “‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.'”

What was Ruth’s famous declaration to Naomi?

• Answer: “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.”
• Verse: Ruth 1:16 – “But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'”

What was the name of the wealthy relative of Naomi’s husband who became Ruth’s husband?

• Answer: Boaz
• Verse: Ruth 2:1 – “Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.”

What did Ruth do to support herself and Naomi in Bethlehem?

• Answer: She gleaned in the fields
• Verse: Ruth 2:2 – “And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, ‘Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.’ Naomi said to her, ‘Go ahead, my daughter.'”

How did Boaz show kindness to Ruth while she was gleaning?

• Answer: He instructed his workers to leave extra grain for her
• Verse: Ruth 2:16 – “Rather, pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”

What was Boaz’s relationship to Naomi?

• Answer: He was a relative of her husband
• Verse: Ruth 2:1 – “Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.”

What did Naomi tell Ruth to do at the threshing floor?

• Answer: Uncover Boaz’s feet and lie down
• Verse: Ruth 3:4 – “When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”

How did Boaz respond to Ruth at the threshing floor?

• Answer: He praised her for her kindness and promised to redeem her if a closer relative did not
• Verse: Ruth 3:10-11 – “‘The Lord bless you, my daughter,’ he replied. ‘This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.'”

Who was the closer relative who had the first right to redeem Naomi’s land?

• Answer: He is not named in the text
• Verse: Ruth 4:1 – “Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, ‘Come over here, my friend, and sit down.’ So he went over and sat down.”

What did Boaz give the closer relative as a symbol of their agreement?

• Answer: His sandal
• Verse: Ruth 4:7 – “(Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.)”

What was the name of Ruth and Boaz’s son?

• Answer: Obed
• Verse: Ruth 4:17 – “The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”

What is the significance of Ruth and Boaz’s son in the lineage of David?

• Answer: He was the grandfather of King David
• Verse: Ruth 4:17 – “The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son!’ And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”

What did Naomi say when she returned to Bethlehem and the women asked, “Can this be Naomi?”

• Answer: “Don’t call me Naomi; call me Mara.”
• Verse: Ruth 1:20 – “‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.'”

How did Ruth find herself gleaning in Boaz’s field?

• Answer: It was by chance
• Verse: Ruth 2:3 – “So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.”

What did Boaz say to Ruth when he first met her in his field?

• Answer: He told her to stay in his field and not to go to another field
• Verse: Ruth 2:8 – “So Boaz said to Ruth, ‘My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me.'”

How did Ruth show loyalty to Naomi?

• Answer: By staying with her and not returning to her own family
• Verse: Ruth 1:16 – “But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'”

Who was Ruth’s first husband?

• Answer: Mahlon
• Verse: Ruth 4:10 – “I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”

What did Boaz say to his workers about Ruth?

• Answer: He instructed them to leave extra grain for her to glean
• Verse: Ruth 2:16 – “Rather, pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”

How did Boaz greet his workers in the field?

• Answer: “The Lord be with you!”
• Verse: Ruth 2:4 – “Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, ‘The Lord be with you!’ ‘The Lord bless you!’ they answered.”

What time of year did Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem?

• Answer: The beginning of the barley harvest
• Verse: Ruth 1:22 – “So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.”

Who blessed Ruth and praised her for her kindness to Naomi?

• Answer: The women of Bethlehem
• Verse: Ruth 4:14-15 – “The women said to Naomi: ‘Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.'”

What did Boaz do at the town gate regarding Ruth?

• Answer: He publicly redeemed her
• Verse: Ruth 4:9-10 – “Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, ‘Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon. I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!'”

What did Ruth do at the threshing floor to show her request for Boaz to be her kinsman-redeemer?

• Answer: She lay at his feet
• Verse: Ruth 3:7 – “When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down.”

How did Naomi describe her feelings upon returning to Bethlehem?

• Answer: Bitter
• Verse: Ruth 1:20-21 – “‘Don’t call me Naomi,’ she told them. ‘Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.'”

Who was the father of Boaz?

• Answer: Salmon
• Verse: Ruth 4:21 – “Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed,”

How did the people of Bethlehem react to Ruth’s loyalty and kindness?

• Answer: They praised her and blessed her
• Verse: Ruth 4:11 – “Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, ‘We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.'”