Chapter 9

Over time, a great famine came to the land of Israel.

Naomi, her husband, and their two sons moved to the land of

Moab. There the boys grew up and married two women from

that foreign land. Everyone was happy. But years passed and

Naomi’s husband and sons died. Now the women were alone.

Naomi told her sons’ wives she was going to return to

Bethlehem.

Ruth ran down the road after Naomi. “Wait!” Ruth called.

“Wait for me!”

Naomi stopped and turned to see her daughter-in-law

racing to catch up with her. The older woman put down her

belongings and shook her head. “No, Ruth. You must stay

here. Moab is your home; your parents live here. It would be

best for you to be with them.”

“But I will be sad if you leave without me. Wherever you

go, I will go too.”

There on the road, Ruth made her choice. She and Naomi

had been through so much together. It was time to start a new

life.

“You are truly a daughter to me,” said Naomi. “We will go

together.”

When the two women arrived in Bethlehem, all the

townspeople welcomed them. They remembered Naomi. They

were happy to have her back in their neighborhood. When

they learned about Ruth’s kindness to Naomi, the people were

pleased to be her friend too.

Ruth and Naomi made a home in Bethlehem. Even though

they were very poor, they thanked God for providing for them.

Each day, Ruth tried to find food for herself and Naomi. Her

mother-in-law suggested she go into the fields owned by a rich

man named Boaz. “He is my relative, so he will take care of us.”

Every day, Ruth went to the fields of Boaz. As the

harvesters finished cutting the stalks of grain, Ruth followed

them to gather what was left behind.

One day, Boaz noticed Ruth. Boaz was a generous man. He

told his workers to let Ruth gather as much grain as she

wanted. He shared his lunch with her and sent home extra food

for Naomi. Soon Boaz and Ruth fell in love.

Naomi was grateful to God that Ruth had found a good man

to marry. After a while, Ruth and Boaz had a baby boy named

Obed.

Ruth and Naomi’s sadness had turned to joy.

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