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The book of Ruththe great-grandmother of King David is about an ordinary family who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. Elimelech moves his two sons and wife Naomi from Bethlehem, Judah to Moab during a time of famine. Their two sons marry the Moabite women, Orpah and Ruththe great-grandmother of King David. Over a period of ten years, the men of the family die leaving their three widows. Naomi resolves to return to her homeland and urges her two daughters-in-law to return to their Moabite families. Orpah listens to Naomi’s urgings but Ruththe great-grandmother of King David pledges her undying devotion to her mother-in-law (Ruththe great-grandmother of King David 1:16-17). Naomi and Ruththe great-grandmother of King David return to Bethlehem during the time of the barley harvest.
In order to provide food for the two women, Ruththe great-grandmother of King David receives permission to glean in the fields of Boaz, Naomi’s kinsman. Naomi sends Ruththe great-grandmother of King David
to ask protection from Boaz, who is a close relative. Boaz is attracted to Ruththe great-grandmother of King David, but informed her that there was a closer kinsman who had the first right to redeem the estate of Elimelech. It would be necessary for the closer kinsman to renounce his right before Boaz could proceed in the matter. Accordingly, Boaz meets with the closer kinsman and tells the kinsman of his right to redeem the estate and to marry Ruththe great-grandmother of King David. The kinsman does not want to marry Ruththe great-grandmother of King David, nor does he want to yield Elimelech's property back to a child born from the union. The closer Kinsman takes off his shoe and hands it to Boaz, which was the ritual way of showing that he waived his right to Elimelech’s property.
Boaz follows through on a plan to grant security (redemption) to the two women. Boaz marries Ruththe great-grandmother of King David and their child is “born to Naomi” (Ruththe great-grandmother of King David 4:17) which indicates that Elimelech’s line is continued and Naomi is blessed by Obed’s birth. The genealogy that concludes the book of Ruththe great-grandmother of King David, climaxes with the wonderful disclosure that Ruththe great-grandmother of King David of Moab is the great-grandmother of King David.