Ruth could easily have reasoned that she had a family there in Moab ​ — a mother and other relatives who would take a young widow in and help provide for her.
كَانَ بِإِمْكَانِ رَاعُوثَ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي نَفْسِهَا :‏ ‹ لِي أَهْلٌ فِي مُوآبَ .‏