Bible moment
The Bible moment
Ruth 1:6–7 tells how Naomi heard that the LORD had provided food for his people in Judah. After this news, she began returning from Moab to Bethlehem, the place where she had lived before. Ruth and Orpah, her widowed daughters-in-law, walked with her along the road. This journey followed a deeply difficult time: Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, had died, and later her two sons also died. The passage does not explain the causes of these deaths. At this point, the three women are together, leaving Moab and traveling toward Bethlehem. Their journey connects with the themes of grief, family care, leaving home, and returning. The road marks a changed season for Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah, as they move toward Naomi’s homeland after hearing that food is available there again. The focus remains on the three women and their shared journey, without adding later events from the book of Ruth.
Look closely
What children can notice
Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah walk together along the road from Moab toward Bethlehem after Naomi hears that food is available again in Judah. Show the three women with distinct clothing and features, carrying only simple travel bundles, in a gentle landscape with the road leading toward distant Bethlehem.
Talk together
Talk about it
- Why do you think Naomi began returning to Bethlehem?
- How can we show care to someone facing a hard change?
For families, church, and class
Use this page
Use this page before reading Ruth 1:8–18, or as a gentle introduction to the book of Ruth. Invite children to notice the women’s shared journey and talk about returning home, caring for family, and facing changed circumstances. Keep discussion of loss gentle and age-appropriate.
Source note
From this passage
Ruth 1:6-7 · Ruth’s Loyalty
Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah walk together along the road from Moab toward Bethlehem after Naomi hears that food is available again in Judah. Show the three women with distinct clothing and features, carrying only simple travel bundles, in a gentle landscape with the road leading toward distant Bethlehem.
