It wasn’t for family ties alone that Ruth wanted to stay with her mother-in-law. Israel’s God had also won her heart (v. 16).
BibleGateway: Ruth 1:1-16 ESV Text: Ruth 1:1-16 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:41 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there… It wasn’t for family ties alone that Ruth wanted to stay with her mother-in-law. Israel’s God had also won her heart (v. 16).