Every person on the Ruth family tree
Each person on the Ruth family tree has a row with the verses that name the relationship.
| Portrait | Person | In the sources | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | NahshonPrince of Judah | Son of Amminadab, grandfather of Boaz. | Find on the chart |
| S | SalmonFather of Boaz | Called Salma in 1 Chronicles 2:11. | Find on the chart |
 | RahabMother of Boaz in Matthew | Named only in Matthew 1:5 as the mother of Boaz. Sources6 | Find on the chart |
 | BoazSecond husband of Ruth | A kinsman of Elimelech who redeemed his field. | Find on the chart |
| E | ElimelechHusband of Naomi | Took his family to Moab in a famine and died there. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | NaomiMother-in-law of Ruth | Came home to Bethlehem with Ruth and nursed Obed. | Find on the chart |
 | RuthWoman of Moab | Wife of Mahlon and then of Boaz, great-grandmother of David. | Find on the chart |
| M | MahlonFirst husband of Ruth | Son of Elimelech, who died in Moab. | Find on the chart |
| C | ChilionHusband of Orpah | Son of Elimelech, who died in Moab. | Find on the chart |
 | OrpahSister-in-law of Ruth | Went back to her people in Moab. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
| O | ObedSon of Boaz and Ruth | Named by the women of Bethlehem. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
 | JesseSon of Obed | Father of David. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
 | King DavidGreat-grandson of Ruth | The last name of the genealogy in Ruth 4. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
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- APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Ruth family tree, from Elimelech and Naomi to David. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/ruth-boaz-family-tree
- MLA“The Ruth Family Tree, from Elimelech and Naomi to David.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/ruth-boaz-family-tree.
- ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Ruth Family Tree, from Elimelech and Naomi to David.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/ruth-boaz-family-tree.
- HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Ruth Family Tree, from Elimelech and Naomi to David. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/ruth-boaz-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
The files are drawn in this browser from the chart of the article, with the credit of every portrait under it.
Sources
Every source of this Ruth family tree was opened on 10 November 2026. The King James Version spells several names in older forms, such as Pharez, Booz and Rachab.
Bible Gateway
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- Ruth, Gustave Doré, 1866.
- Boaz, Gustave Doré, 1866.
- Naomi, Gustave Doré, 1866.
- Orpah, Gustave Doré, 1866.
- Rahab, James Tissot, 1896.
- Jesse, Circle of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, 1500.
- King David, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622.
- Summer, or Ruth and Boaz, by Nicolas Poussin, painted between 1660 and 1664. Ruth kneels before Boaz in his field, Nicolas Poussin, 1660 to 1664.
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