The events recorded must have occurred early in the period of the Judges, since the landowner Boaz, one of the characters in this real - life drama, was the son of Rahab of Joshua’s day.
(‏ یوشَع ۲ :‏ ۱ ،‏ ۲ ؛‏ روت ۲ :‏ ۱ ؛‏ متّیٰ ۱ :‏ ۵‏ )‏ احتمالاً این حکایت را سموئیل نبی در سال ۱۰۹۰ ق .‏