How Well Do You Know The First Chapter Of Ruth?

1. What are the names of Naomi's daughters-in-law?

Ruth and Orpah

Ruth and Abigail

Ruth and Deborah

Ruth and Mary

*##*That's correct!*##*The correct answer is Ruth and Orpah.

Ruth 1.4: "These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth."

Explanation

*##*That's correct!*##*The correct answer is Ruth and Orpah.

Ruth 1.4: "These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth."

2. When Naomi and Ruth reached her hometown, people were excited to see her, saying, "Can this really be Naomi?" But Naomi said to call her "Mara". What does the name mean?

Widow

Bitter

Blessed

Sad

*##*You got it!*##*The correct answer is: Bitter

Ruth 1.20: "Then she told them, “Don’t call me Naomi any longer! Call me Mara, because God has made my life bitter."

Explanation

*##*You got it!*##*The correct answer is: Bitter

Ruth 1.20: "Then she told them, “Don’t call me Naomi any longer! Call me Mara, because God has made my life bitter."

3. Why did Naomi and her family move to Moab?

An angel told them to

They were oppressed by the Philistines

There was a famine

To find wives for their sons

*##*That's correct!*##*Correct answer: There was a famine.

Ruth 1.1: "In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons."

Explanation

*##*That's correct!*##*Correct answer: There was a famine.

Ruth 1.1: "In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons."

4. Naomi and her husband, along with their two sons, moved to Moab. What town did they move from?

Galilee

Bethlehem

Bethpage

Bethany

*##*That's correct!*##*The answer is Bethlehem.

Ruth 1.1: "In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons."

Explanation

*##*That's correct!*##*The answer is Bethlehem.

Ruth 1.1: "In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons."

5. Why did Naomi return to her homeland?

To visit her relatives

To find a husband

Because she heard God blessed His people with good harvest

Because she wants to die in her homeland

*##*Yup! Good job!*##*The correct answer is: "Because she heard God blessed His people with good harvest."

Ruth 1.6: "When Naomi heard that the Lord had given his people a good harvest, she and her two daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab and go to Judah."

Explanation

*##*Yup! Good job!*##*The correct answer is: "Because she heard God blessed His people with good harvest."

Ruth 1.6: "When Naomi heard that the Lord had given his people a good harvest, she and her two daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab and go to Judah."

6. What crop was being harvested when Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem?

Barley

Wheat

Grapes

Corn

*##*Correct!*##*The correct answer is: Barley

Ruth 1.22: "The barley harvest was just beginning when Naomi and Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, arrived in Bethlehem."

Explanation

*##*Correct!*##*The correct answer is: Barley

Ruth 1.22: "The barley harvest was just beginning when Naomi and Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, arrived in Bethlehem."