Ruth study section

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Ruth’s small geography runs between Bethlehem and Moab, and its timeline sits within the days of the judges.

The setting

Bethlehem and Moab

The Great SeaChinnerethSalt SeaMOABJUDAHthe famine (1:1)and back with Ruth (1:22)BethlehemMoab02550miles
The whole book happens inside fifty miles. Bethlehem to the fields of Moab is a journey of a few days around the top of the Dead Sea, and the distance is the point: Naomi did not go far, and came back with a Moabite great-grandmother for David.
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