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Ruth

In the Old Testament, Moabite ancestor of David (king of Israel) by her second marriage to Boaz. When her first husband died, she preferred to stay with her mother-in-law Naomi, rather than return to her own people.



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It is also a so-called "he" Bible that mistakenly refers to Ruth, in the Book of Ruth, as "he," an error that was corrected in some subsequent editions.
College's Bible a rare find by De Santis, Solange / Anglican Journal
The Book of Ruth has been an object of contention for many feminist scholars of the Bible.
Bitterness and friendship: a feminist exegesis of the Book of Ruth by Blotz, Joseph W. / Currents in Theology and Mission
Kern will teach from the Book of Ruth, the traditional study text for Shavuot.
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