Book of Ruth
E185863
The Book of Ruth is a short Old Testament narrative that tells the story of the Moabite woman Ruth, her loyalty to her Israelite family, and her role as an ancestor of King David.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Ruth canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1651840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Ruth Context triple: [Jesse, mentionedIn, Book of Ruth]
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A.
Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
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B.
Megillat Esther
Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.
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C.
Book of Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
Book of Job
The Book of Job is a biblical text that explores human suffering, divine justice, and faith through the story of a righteous man tested by extreme adversity.
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E.
Books of Samuel
The Books of Samuel are biblical historical texts in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the rise of the Israelite monarchy, focusing on figures such as Samuel, Saul, and David.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Ruth Target entity description: The Book of Ruth is a short Old Testament narrative that tells the story of the Moabite woman Ruth, her loyalty to her Israelite family, and her role as an ancestor of King David.
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A.
Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
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B.
Megillat Esther
Megillat Esther is the biblical Book of Esther, a scroll read in synagogues that narrates the salvation of the Jews in Persia and forms the scriptural basis for the Jewish festival of Purim.
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C.
Book of Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
Book of Job
The Book of Job is a biblical text that explores human suffering, divine justice, and faith through the story of a righteous man tested by extreme adversity.
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E.
Books of Samuel
The Books of Samuel are biblical historical texts in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the rise of the Israelite monarchy, focusing on figures such as Samuel, Saul, and David.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical narrative
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Book of the Bible ⓘ Deuteronomistic history book ⓘ Old Testament book ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | traditionally attributed to the prophet Samuel ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | anonymous in the text ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
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canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| characterRelationship |
Boaz
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surface form:
Boaz is Ruth's kinsman-redeemer
Ruth ⓘ
surface form:
Ruth is Naomi's daughter-in-law
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| containsGenealogyOf |
Jesse
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King David ⓘ Obed ⓘ |
| famousQuotation |
Where you go I will go
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Your God my God ⓘ Your people shall be my people ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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narrative ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryFeature |
chiastic structure elements
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genealogical conclusion ⓘ use of dialogue ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read on Shavuot in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Boaz
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Naomi ⓘ Ruth ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
Boaz redeems Ruth and marries her
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Ruth gleans in Boaz's field ⓘ Ruth pledges loyalty to Naomi ⓘ |
| positionInChristianOldTestament | after Judges ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewBible | in the Writings section ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Bethlehem
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Moab ⓘ |
| significance |
emphasizes hesed (loving-kindness)
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presents a Moabite woman as an ancestor of King David ⓘ |
| theme |
divine providence
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inclusion of foreigners ⓘ kindness ⓘ loyalty ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | time of the judges ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Book of Ruth Description of subject: The Book of Ruth is a short Old Testament narrative that tells the story of the Moabite woman Ruth, her loyalty to her Israelite family, and her role as an ancestor of King David.
Referenced by (18)
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