Ruth

People recorded in this book 21

Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.

• Chilion

  son of Elimelech

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:5Ruth 4:9
  Open person record

• Elimelech

  husband of Naomi

  Sample references (3 of 6)

  Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:3Ruth 2:1
  Open person record

• Mahlon

  son of Elimelech and husband of Ruth

  Sample references (3 of 4)

  Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:5Ruth 4:9
  Open person record
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  Naomi

  wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth

  Recorded names: Naomi · Mara

  Sample references (3 of 21)

  Ruth 1:2Ruth 1:3Ruth 1:8
  Open person record

• Orpah

  wife of Chilion [process of elimination based on RUT 4:10]

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 1:4Ruth 1:14
  Open person record

• Ruth

  the Moabitess

  Sample references (3 of 12)

  Ruth 1:4Ruth 1:14Ruth 1:16
  Open person record
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  LORD

  Holy, Holy, Holy and too many others to fit here

  Recorded names: LORD · God · Almighty

  Explorer record: God

  The source combines God/LORD and Jesus mentions in one shared record. Names here come from the selected passages; the family tree labels that record Jesus.

  Sample references (3 of 17)

  Ruth 1:6Ruth 1:8Ruth 1:9
  Open person record
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  Boaz

  kinsman of Naomi's husband who redeemed Ruth

  Sample references (3 of 18)

  Ruth 2:1Ruth 2:3Ruth 2:4
  Open person record

• Leah

  daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:11
  Open person record

• Rachel

  daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:11
  Open person record

• Judah

  fourth-born son of Jacob, son of Leah

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:12
  Open person record
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  Perez

  son of Judah and Tamar

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:12Ruth 4:18
  Open person record

• Tamar

  wife of Er, and mother of Perez and Zerah by Judah

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:12
  Open person record
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  David

  son of Jesse, King of Israel

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:17Ruth 4:22
  Open person record

• Jesse

  father of David

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:17Ruth 4:22
  Open person record

• Obed

  son of Ruth and father of Jesse

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:17Ruth 4:21Ruth 4:22
  Open person record

• Hezron

  son of Perez and grandson of Judah

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:18Ruth 4:19
  Open person record

• Amminadab

  father of Elisheba

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:19Ruth 4:20
  Open person record

• Ram

  son of Hezron in the lineage of King David

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:19
  Open person record

• Nahshon

  son of Amminadab and brother of Elisheba, head of the tribe of Judah during the census

  Supporting Scripture

  Ruth 4:20
  Open person record

Events referenced in this book 0

Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.

No event citations are recorded for this selection in the current dataset. The book still contains events; its linked event coverage is incomplete.

Places linked through referenced events 0

Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.

No reviewed event-place associations are recorded for this selection. Place coverage is incomplete; this does not mean the book names no places.