Ruth was a Moabite woman, married to one of Naomi’s sons. After her husband, brother-in-law, and father-in-law died, Ruth chose to stay with her mother-in-law Naomi, despite Naomi urging her to return to her own family in Moab. Ruth’s famous words, “Where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay,” expressed her deep loyalty to Naomi.