Book of Ruth

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Book of Ruth

Summary

Book of Ruth is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,876 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 was followed by First Book of Samuel[6].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Five Megillot[7].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Ketuvim[8].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Old Testament[9].
  • Book of Ruth is part of Historical books[10].
  • Book of Ruth's Commons category is recorded as Book of Ruth[11].
  • Book of Ruth's language of work or name is recorded as Late Biblical Hebrew[12].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 1[13].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 2[14].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 3[15].
  • Book of Ruth comprises Ruth 4[16].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Ruth[17].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Orpah[18].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Naomi[19].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Mahlon[20].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Chilion[21].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Boaz[22].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Obed[23].
  • Book of Ruth's characters is recorded as Elimelech[24].
  • Book of Ruth's has edition or translation is recorded as The Book of Ruth[25].
  • Book of Ruth's has edition or translation is recorded as The Book of Ruth[26].
  • Book of Ruth's has edition or translation is recorded as Q64392288[27].

Body

Publication

Book of Ruth's language of work or name is recorded as Late Biblical Hebrew[12]. Part of include Five Megillot[7], a group of literary works[28]; Ketuvim[8], a religious text[29]; Old Testament[9], a literary work[30], written by various authors[31]; and Historical books[10], a religious text[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Book of Ruth followed Judges[5]. It was followed by First Book of Samuel[6].

Why It Matters

Book of Ruth ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,876 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  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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  1. 29d 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."
  2. 4w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 l/libro-de-rut
    Followed by First Book of Samuel
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: l/libro-de-rut, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
  3. 4w ago · Shlomo · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows Judges
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q51670]]"
  4. 5w 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 */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q6580432]]"
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