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Bible Stories · Ages 7+ · Set A
Ruth and Naomi
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Remember: Ruth stayed loyal to Naomi, and Boaz was kind to a stranger.

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Ruth in the fieldNaomi lived in Bethlehem with her husband and her two sons. A famine came, so the family walked to Moab to find food. Later Naomi decided to go home, and Ruth, who had married one of her sons, went with her. Naomi told Ruth to go back to her own home, but Ruth held on to Naomi and said she would go wherever Naomi went. In Bethlehem it was the start of the barley harvest. Ruth went out at sunrise with a basket and picked up the grain the harvesters dropped, in a field that belonged to a man named Boaz. Boaz was kind to her. He gave her bread and had extra stalks left for her. That evening Ruth carried home a basket of grain for Naomi.
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A is a time when there is not enough food.
feastharvestfamine
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What did Ruth pick up in the field?
🍎Apples from a tree🌾Barley that the harvesters dropped🌸Flowers
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When Naomi told Ruth to go home, Ruth went home.
TrueFalse
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Naomi held the baby Obed close.
TrueFalse

Join, order and count

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Join each person to what the story says.
  1. 1Ruth
  2. 2Orpah
  3. 3Boaz
  4. 4Naomi
  5. 5The foreman
  • Astayed with Naomi and picked up barley
  • Bkissed Naomi goodbye and went back to her own home
  • Cheld her baby grandson, Obed
  • Dtold Boaz who Ruth was
  • Ewas kind to Ruth and gave her bread
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Join each word to its meaning.
  1. 1Famine
  2. 2Gleaning
  3. 3Redeemer
  • Aa time when there is not enough food
  • Bpicking up the grain the harvesters leave
  • Ca relative who looks after a family in need
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Number the story from first to last.
  • Naomi sets out for home
  • Ruth says she will stay with Naomi
  • The two women reach Bethlehem
  • Ruth picks up barley in Boaz's field
  • A famine sends the family to Moab
  • Boaz is kind to Ruth
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Boaz sat at the town gate with elders. Count them in the picture.
51210
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Circle every thing the story says Boaz did.
👋He greeted his workers🤲He told his workers to treat Ruth kindly🌾He had extra stalks left for Ruth to find🙈He hid from Ruth👋He sent Ruth away

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Dee wrote: Ruth kept all the grain for herself. Which fix is right?
🛒Ruth bought bread at a shop.🌾Ruth left it in the field.🏠Ruth took the grain home to Naomi.
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Which word means staying with a friend when life is hard?
🤝Loyal🏆Proud🍞Hungry
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A new child sits alone at lunch. What did Boaz's kindness to a stranger show you to do?
🙈Look away🪑Invite them to sit with me😆Laugh at them
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Write about someone who stayed with you when things were hard.
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Draw Ruth with her basket in the golden barley field.
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Answer key · Set A
Ruth and Naomi
1famine A famine is a time when crops fail and there is not enough food.
2Barley that the harvesters dropped Ruth picked up the grain that the harvesters dropped, following the law that left some grain for the poor.
3False Ruth held on to Naomi and said she would go wherever Naomi went.
4True Naomi held the baby close, and they named him Obed.
51-A, 2-B, 3-E, 4-C, 5-D Each person is matched to what the story says.
61-A, 2-B, 3-C These are the story's own words and what they mean.
72, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6 The famine comes first, then Naomi sets out. Ruth stays with her, they reach Bethlehem, and the field and Boaz's kindness follow.
810 In those days elders settled matters at the town gate, and Boaz sat with ten of them.
9He greeted his workers, He told his workers to treat Ruth kindly, He had extra stalks left for Ruth to find Boaz greeted his workers, told them to be kind to Ruth and had extra stalks left for her. He did not hide or send her away.
10Ruth took the grain home to Naomi. That evening Ruth beat out the grain, filled a basket and carried it home to Naomi.
11Loyal Ruth stayed with Naomi when life was hard, and that is what being loyal means.
12Invite them to sit with me Kindness to someone new can change their whole day.
13Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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