| A | B |
|---|
| Elimelech | husband of Naomi |
| Mara | Naomi tells people to call her this; it means "bitterness" |
| Ruth | daughter-in-law to Naomi |
| Boaz | distant relative of Elimelech's |
| Obed | Ruth's son |
| Jesse | Ruth's grandson |
| David | Ruth's great-grandson |
| Orpah | Naomi's daughter-in-law who turned back |
| Bethlehem | village Naomi returned to, with Ruth |
| Moab | Ruth's homeland, where Naomi and Elimelech immigrated |
| gleaning | term for allowing the poor to harvest the leftover crops from someone's fields |
| Naomi | mother-in-law; her name means "sweetness" |
| Mara | means "bitter"; Naomi changes her name to this. |
| HESED | lovingkindness; used most often of Yahweh; in the Book of Ruth, used especially of Ruth. |
| BARAKA | blessings; one of the themes in the Book of Ruth: everything is a gift from God. |
| "house of bread" | meaning of "Beth Lehem" |
