As a girl, she had probably worshipped Chemosh and the other gods of Moab, but she came to know the true God, Jehovah, and she married an Israelite who had come to take refuge in her land.
Lapsena oli ta tõenäoliselt kummardanud Kemost ja teisi moabiitide jumalaid. Kuid millalgi õppis ta tundma tõelist Jumalat Jehoovat ning abiellus iisraellasega, kes elas põgenikuna tema kodumaal.