# Ruth: title, tags and thumbnail (LOCKED by Paul Sat Oct 24, 2026; review cut approved Wed Oct 28, 2026 7:49 PM ET; not yet published)

## Title (LOCKED)
**The Book of Ruth: Nothing Left but Each Other | Animated Bible Story**
(68 characters; 45 before " | ", so it survives mobile truncation). Series structure `<Story Name>: <Hook> | Animated Bible Story`; no banned words.

## Post-Premiere title-only A/B test (needs Paul's OK at the time; thumbnail stays A2)
1. T1 (default): The Book of Ruth: Nothing Left but Each Other | Animated Bible Story
2. T3: Ruth and Boaz: The Outsider in Jesus' Family Tree | Animated Bible Story
3. T2: The Book of Ruth: She Lost It All, Yet She Stayed | Animated Bible Story

## Tags (325 of 500 characters)
Book of Ruth, Ruth, story of Ruth, Ruth and Naomi, Ruth and Boaz, Ruth bible story, Ruth animated, where you go I will go, kinsman redeemer, Ruth in Jesus' family line, animated bible story, bible story, whole book of Ruth, God's kindness, World English Bible, Old Testament, First Light Bible Stories, First Light with Jesus

## Hashtags (first three show above the title)
#BibleStory #Ruth #FirstLightBibleStories

## Thumbnail (FINAL, v04 — slogan "The Outsider God Chose" picked by Paul Wed Oct 28, 2026 ~7:57 PM ET)
`series/bible-stories/marketing/thumbs/RUT-THUMB-A2-OUTSIDER-v04-FINAL.png` (1280×720, PNG, 1.34 MB, md5 574abbb0…)
- **RUTH** (Cormorant Garamond Bold 162 px, gold) · *The Outsider / God Chose* (Cormorant SemiBold Italic, 2 lines, 104 px, ivory), text column left (column shifted 28 px left vs v02 to keep the hook clear of Ruth's hand on Naomi's back).
- Same art, badge and layout as v02: batch_T still `thumbs/RUT-THUMB-A2-SHESTAYED-still-T01.png` (Ruth face to camera, Naomi half-turned in grief, dusk road out of Moab); bottom-left badge "First Light Bible Stories" + **WHOLE BOOK** pill; bottom-right clear for the duration stamp. No episode number.
- Build: `python3 release/tools/make_ruth_thumb.py --expo 1.28 --version v04 --name OUTSIDER --hook "The Outsider|God Chose" --hookmax 490 --colx 12` (Pillow + marketing/thumbs/make_thumbs.py template; no paid API).
- Legibility (`marketing/thumbs/legibility_report_RUT_v04.json`): PASS. RUTH cap 13.3 px at 168 wide; gold contrast 7.41:1; hook cap 18.6 px at 360 wide; RUTH-to-figures gap 82 px; hook right edge x 540 (Ruth's hand ~x 570, faces > x 620); hook bottom y 503 vs badge top y 618; badge clear of the duration zone; mean luma 101.6. Mobile check: `marketing/thumbs/RUT-THUMB-A2-mobile-check-v04.png`.
- Superseded: v02 "She Stayed." (`RUT-THUMB-A2-SHESTAYED-v02-FINAL.png`, kept as an A/B backup) and its v01/v03 exposure alternates.
- **Backup A/B options:** v02 "She Stayed."; B2 "Nothing Left" / C2 "Redeemed." exist only as placeholder mockups (title_thumb_v2/).

## Episode number and playlists
- Release order in metadata only: description line "Episode 2 of First Light Bible Stories".
- **The Bible in Order** (PLMWXuBxvkk8k): Ruth goes at its Bible position, **before Jonah** (Ruth is book 8, Jonah book 32).
- **New Every Sunday** (PLRdjUzcCYCwk): add Ruth at the top (newest first).