God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges. In consequence of a great dearth he, with his wife Naomi and his two sons, went to dwell in the land of Moab. There he and his sons died ([Ruth 1:2](/ruth#Ruth.1.2), [3](/ruth#Ruth.1.3); 2:1, 3; 4:3, 9). Naomi afterwards returned to Palestine with her daughter Ruth.