Naomi is the name of a biblical figure who, along with her daughter-in-law Ruth, is among the most fully-fleshed-out women in the Hebrew canon (Old Testament, B

Naomi is the name of a biblical figure who, along with her daughter-in-law Ruth, is among the most fully-fleshed-out women in the Hebrew canon (Old Testament, Book of Ruth). The Ruth story itself gets a lot of play in both the Christian and Jewish worlds, both because of the central loyalty aspect of the story, and because Ruth was to become King David's great grandmother.