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Set in the midst of great hardship and tragic loss, the story focuses on loyalty and faithfulness that starkly contrasts the pagan Moabite culture from which

Set in Tennessee, Ruth & Boaz tells the story of a young woman who escapes the Atlanta music scene to care for an elderly widowed woman.

It narrates the story of Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, who return to Bethlehem after the deaths of their husbands.

Ruth, biblical character, a woman who after being widowed remains with her husband's mother. The story is told in the Book of Ruth,

The book of Ruth ends with a genealogy, revealing that Ruth is the great-grandmother of King David (Ruth 4:17-22), which means she's also an ancestor of Jesus

Ruth was different from Naomi − in language, age, culture and understanding. She was probably not the ideal friend that Naomi would have wanted

Now Elimelek, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, (J) one named Orpah and the other Ruth.

She is one of five women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew, alongside Tamar, Rahab, the "wife of Uriah" (Bathsheba), and Mary.