Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

It is seen as one of the Bible ... was buying Ruth out of slavery. This did not mean that Ruth was a possession of Boaz, but it meant he was rescuing her from poverty. Ruth and Naomi were ...

The Book of Ruth is based upon the lives of two women, an older Israelite woman named Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, a Moabite.