The book of Ruth It tells us the story of an Israelite family that, forced by the famine that existed in their land, seeks to survive in Moad, a nearby country. It is about the family of Elimèlec, his wife noemi of him, and his two sons, malhòn and quilon. Shortly after arriving in Moad, Elimelech dies. The sons of the widow Naomi marry Moabite women, but later they both die. Misfortune accompanies this family: Naomi is left without a husband, without children and full of bitterness. Noemi decides to return to her land. Ruth, one of her daughters-in-law, returns with her. In doing so, she directs the following words to Naomi, which have become famous for expressing loyalty and love (1.16-17): <Do not ask me to leave you, nor beg me to leave you. Wherever you go I will go, and where you live I will live, your people will be my people and your God will be my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. may God punish me if I abandon you, for nothing can separate us; Already in the land of Israel, Ruth marries Boaz, one of the close relatives of her deceased husband, and she thus ensures the well-being and continuity of her family. She Ruth She would become the great-grandmother of King David, from whose family Jesus, the savior of the world, would be born.: