Ruth, the Gleaner of Bethlehem

Stop 1 of 5

Bethlehem — famine and departure

The "house of bread" runs out of bread and a family emigrates to the fields of Moab. There the father and both sons die, and Naomi is left without husband, sons or land.

Readings for this stop

• Ruth 1, 1-5

1. 1Bethlehem — famine and departure
2. 2Moab — "your people shall be my people"
3. 3Bethlehem — the bitter return
4. 4The fields of Boaz — gleaning and the threshing floor
5. 5Ephrathah — the city gate