Book of Ruth

book of the Bible
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Summary

Book of Ruth is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of Ruth's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • Book of Ruth's instance of is recorded as book of the Bible[4].
  • Book of Ruth followed Judges[5].
  • Book of Ruth followed Song of Songs[6].
  • Book of Ruth was followed by First Book of Samuel[7].
  • Book of Ruth was followed by Lamentations[8].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Five Megillot[9].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Ketuvim[10].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Old Testament[11].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Historical books[12].
  • Book of Ruth's Commons category is recorded as Book of Ruth[13].
  • Book of Ruth's language of work or name is recorded as Late Biblical Hebrew[14].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 1[15].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 2[16].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 3[17].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 4[18].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Ruth[19].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Orpah[20].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Naomi[21].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Mahlon[22].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Chilion[23].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Boaz[24].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Obed[25].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Elimelech[26].
  • Book of Ruth's has edition or translation is recorded as The Book of Ruth[27].

Body

Publication

Book of Ruth's language of work or name is recorded as Late Biblical Hebrew[14]. Part of include Five Megillot[9], a group of literary works[28]; Ketuvim[10], a religious text[29]; Old Testament[11], a literary work[30], written by various authors[31]; and Historical books[12], a religious text[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Judges[5] and Song of Songs[6]. Successors include First Book of Samuel[7] and Lamentations[8].

Why It Matters

Book of Ruth ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cathopedia article id → Libro_di_Rut
    Sitelink count → 115
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arc', 'arz', 'bar', 'bbc', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cdo', 'c
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cathopedia article id: Libro_di_Rut"
  2. 6w ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orthodoxwiki id (english) → 21541
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Orthodoxwiki id (english): 21541"
  3. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 12947
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 12947, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483949|BOOK OF RUTH (#167483949)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encycloped"
  4. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  5. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → l/libro-de-rut
    Followed by → First Book of Samuel, Lamentations
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: l/libro-de-rut, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  6. 21w ago · Shlomo · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → Judges, Song of Songs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: Song of Songs"
  7. 21w ago · Joalbertine · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Language of work or name → Late Biblical Hebrew
    Image needs reharvest → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Book of Ruth
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Derivative work: Ruth Zuta"
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