Woman: How awful! [We see Naomi, Ruth and Orpah on the road out of Moab.] Naomi: I decided I had to leave Moab and return to Judea. I have family here and the famine that drove us away was over.

Wood engraving, published in 1886. Ruth and Naomi Leaving Moab Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (March 26, 1794 - May 24, 1872) ruth bible stock illustrations Scene from the Book of Ruth, ...

6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there.

2 The man's name was Elimelek, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.

The Book of Ruth, is a triumphant love ... the eyes of a young widow. Choosing to leave her homeland of Moab, she follows her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel after the death of her husband.

This painting portrays a scene from one of the only stories in the Old Testament to focus on the strong love bond between two women, the Book of Ruth. Calderon shows Naomi returning to her native land ...