Ruth

Who

Anonymous.

When

Set in the time of the judges; written later, possibly much later.

What it is

A widow from Moab attaches herself to her mother-in-law and to Israel, and is gleaning in a field when the story turns.

What to watch for

Four short chapters, no miracles, no battles — and it ends by telling you she is David's great-grandmother.

But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.Ruth 1:16