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Elimelech Coloring Pages

Elimelech was Naomi’s husband and the father of Mahlon and Chilion.

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Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah walking with simple travel bundles along a road from Moab toward Bethlehem, based on Ruth 1:6–7.

Returning Toward Bethlehem

Ruth 1:1-22

Ruth, a Moabite woman who returned to Bethlehem with Naomi, gathers leftover grain in a field with a basket or bundle.

Ruth Gathers Leftover Grain

Ruth 2:1-23

Ruth stays beside Naomi on the road from Moab to Bethlehem while Orpah says goodbye and turns back, based on Ruth 1:14–18.

Ruth Chooses to Stay

Ruth 1:1-22

Boaz arrives in a grain field near Bethlehem and speaks with the overseer about Ruth, the Moabite woman who came with Naomi and has been gleaning since morning with a short rest.

Boaz Arrives in the Field

Ruth 2:1-23

Ruth and Naomi standing together on the road from Moab toward Bethlehem as Ruth promises to remain with Naomi.

Where You Go, I Will Go

Ruth 1:1-22

Boaz speaks with Ruth in a grain field and gives her instructions to stay with the female workers and drink the workers’ water.

Boaz Gives Ruth Safe Instructions

Ruth 2:1-23

Naomi and Ruth return together to Bethlehem as women of the town notice them, with barley fields beginning to harvest nearby.

Naomi Returns to Bethlehem

Ruth 1:1-22

Ruth bows before Boaz in a grain field and asks why he has shown kindness to her, a Moabite foreigner, as described in Ruth 2:10-13.

Ruth Receives Kindness

Ruth 2:1-23

Naomi and Ruth arrive together at the edge of Bethlehem as women of the town notice them; the scene represents Ruth 1:19–22 and the beginning of the barley harvest.

The Town Notices Them

Ruth 1:1-22

Boaz shares roasted grain with Ruth at mealtime and tells workers to leave extra grain for her among the sheaves in his field.

Boaz Shares Food with Ruth

Ruth 2:1-23

Naomi and Ruth together near Bethlehem beside a barley field at the beginning of harvest, with Naomi burdened by grief and Ruth faithfully beside her.

Together at the Harvest Season

Ruth 1:1-22

Ruth brings gathered barley and food saved from a meal to Naomi in Bethlehem after gleaning in Boaz’s field.

Ruth Returns with a Harvest

Ruth 2:1-23

Ruth and Naomi discuss Ruth’s gleaning in Boaz’s field and the provision of gathered grain during the barley and wheat harvests.

Ruth and Naomi Are Provided For

Ruth 2:1-23