How many times is Ruth mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ruth appears 13 times in the King James Version, in 13 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ruth 13 times.
Ruth in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ruth counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 13 | 13 |
First and last mention of Ruth
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Common questions
How many times is Ruth in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 12 of the 13 uses are in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Ruth appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ruth has the most (12), then Matthew (1).
Where is Ruth first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Ruth 1:4: "And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years." The last is Matthew 1:5.
Ruth is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 4 chapters, 85 verses and reading time.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.