Ruth 1:12
1:12 Go back home, my daughters! For I am too old to get married again.
Even if I thought that there was hope that I could get married tonight and conceive sons,
Ruth 1:19
1:19 So the two of them
journeyed together until they arrived in Bethlehem.
Naomi and Ruth Arrive in Bethlehem
When they entered Bethlehem, the whole village was excited about their arrival. The women of the village said, “Can this be Naomi?”
Ruth 2:3
2:3 So Ruth
went and gathered grain in the fields
behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up
in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
Ruth 3:7
3:7 When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap.
Then Ruth
crept up quietly,
uncovered his legs,
and lay down beside him.
Ruth 3:10
3:10 He said, “May you be rewarded
by the
Lord, my dear!
This act of devotion
is greater than what you did before.
For you have not sought to marry
one of the young men, whether rich or poor.