oval image 2.5" X 3.5" plus ornate frame...Ruth is a short version of 'retut', ‘lovely friend’.Naomi means ‘pleasant’, but the name she called herself later was Mara, meaning ‘bitter’.Boaz means ‘powerful’ or ‘strong’.Mahlon and Chilion mean ‘sickness’ and ‘used up’.Orpah means ‘back of the neck’; she turned her back on Naomi.Elimelech means ‘my God is king’. Main themes of the storyFriendship: Ruth was poor and a foreigner, but she listened to the advice of an older, wiser woman. In turn, Naomi was rewarded by Ruth's unfaltering loyalty. The message? Courage and ingenuity triumph over misfortune. Family: Ruth and mother-in-law Naomi by Sandy Freckleton Gagon. Gagon says, “My desire is to serve the Lord through my paintings.” Courtesy of Sandy Freckleton Gagon. The story of Ruth celebrates the family and the way it continues through many generations. Ruth, a childless widow at the beginning of the story, became the great-grandmother of Israel’s great king, David.God's plan: The story of Naomi's family and the way it endured is a universal theme. Even Ruth, a foreigner from the despised Moabites, could move God's plan towards fulfillment.