# Ruth

*the Moabitess*

David's great-grandmother. The third of the four women in Matthew 1, and a foreigner from a people that Deuteronomy 23:3 kept out of the assembly, which is exactly the point of the book.

## Family

- Spouse: [Mahlon](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/mahlon) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/10
- Spouse: [Boaz](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/boaz) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/13
- Child: [Obed](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/obed) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/17

## Passages

- **Ruth 1:16-17** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/1/16
- **Ruth 4:10** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/10
- **Ruth 4:13** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/13
- **Ruth 4:17** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/17

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/ruth
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1774982
- Genealogy: curated by Scriptoria from the biblical text itself.
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).