Answer: Boaz said he was impressed by her devotion to her mother-in-law.
Boaz's words are encapsulated in Ruth 2:11-12 [NIV]:
"Boaz replied, 'I've been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband -how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.'"
From Quiz: I Need A Good Woman Bad!
Answer: at the gate of the city
The gate of a city or town was a customary place in which to conduct business deals, bring issues for judgement or administration, and even to hold criminal trials (in terms of the religious legislation under which they all lived).
For just one example, see Deuteronomy 21:19, where parents who are unable to deal with a rebellious son are instructed to "...bring him out to the elders of his city, to the gate of his city." (NKJV text)
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Ruth
Answer: bitterly
Mara means "bitter." Because of the deaths of her husband and two sons, she had lost hope, saying in verse 13 of chapter 1, "the hand of the Lord is gone out against me."
From Quiz: Ruth's Story
Answer: virtuous
Ruth 3:11 "And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman." Ruth was virtuous for many reasons, among her faith to God and her loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi.
From Quiz: The Book of Ruth
Answer: Friendship
Ruth is one of two Old Testament books named after a woman; the other is Esther. (For Catholics, Judith is a third.) The name's Hebrew root is thought to be ra'a, which is used to refer to friendship.
From Quiz: Ruth: A Touching Love Story
Answer: What is to be a kinsman redeemer?
Ruth 3:9. During Biblical times if a married man died without leaving any children, then the nearest male relative was to marry the widow and raise up a child in the dead man's name. This was known as a kinsman redeemer. Naomi, knowing that Boaz was a near kinsman, instructed Ruth to make this request of Boaz.
From Quiz: Ruth Jeopardy
Answer: Ephrathites
Ruth 1:2 They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. Their tribe was the tribe of Judah.
From Quiz: A Journey Through The Book Of Ruth
Answer: To glean the fields
Ruth 2:1-3
From Quiz: The Biblical Story of Ruth
Answer: David
Yes, this is the same David who would one day be a great king (albeit with some flaws). He also is the king through which the lineage of Jesus would eventually come (see Matthew 1).
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From Quiz: Let's Not Be Ruthless!
Answer: Naomi's
This is recounted in Ruth 3:1-6 [NIV]:
"One day Ruth's mother-in-law Naomi said to her, 'My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don't let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 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.'
'I will do whatever you say,' Ruth answered. So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do."
From Quiz: I Need A Good Woman Bad!
