Daily Readings in the Bible Ruth 1-2

The period of the Judges lasted 450 years (Acts 13:20). Thirteen judges ruled in all. The theme of the book of Judges was that men did what was right in their own eyes (Jud. 21:25). During the period of the Judges a famine befell Canaan, and was felt in the fertile areas of Judah.   In the Book of Ruth we are introduced to Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem in Judah. Bethlehem was located in Judah. Bethlehem was a very fertile land; it was covered with wheat and barley. The name Bethlehem...