The image on the right depicts an early scene from The Book of Ruth in the bible. This relates that Ruth and Orpah, two women of Moab, had married the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi, Judeans who had settled in Moab to escape a famine in Judah. After the death of Elimelech, and then the husbands of both younger women, Naomi plans to return to her native Bethlehem and urges her daughters-in-law to return to their families and re-marry. Orpah reluctantly departs but Ruth begs to stay with Naomi and share her fate. They travel to Bethlehem and Ruth looks after Naomi by collecting the gleanings of the field belonging to a wealthy landowner named Boaz, whom she eventually marries, becoming great-grandmother to King David. In this preparatory watercolour panel, Feibusch shows the scene of Naomi and Ruth's departure by moonlight; however, in the related larger panel, he shows Orpah's leave-taking and the departure of Naomi and Ruth during daylight. In Judaism the Book of Ruthis part of the biblical canon called Ketuvim, or Writings. Ruth's story is celebrated during the Jewish festival of Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, 50 days after Passover.