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The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת רוּת, Megillath Ruth, "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings , of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel .
While Orpah returns and leaves Judaism, Ruth chooses to stay with Naomi, thus proving her conversion valid. [ 1 ] In Israel, Ruth takes part in a levirate marriage , according to Jewish law. By marrying a relative of Mahlon's, she ensures that Mahlon's paternal lineage is remembered.
The story of Ruth as told in the Book of Ruth was likely written in Hebrew during the Persian period (550–330 BCE). [3] [4] Scholars generally consider the book to be a work of historical fiction, [5] [6] while evangelical scholars hold that it is a historical narrative written in the form of a short story. [7]
Orpah (Hebrew: עָרְפָּה ʿOrpā, meaning "neck" or "fawn") is a woman mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Chilion. [1] After the death of her husband, Orpah and her sister-in-law Ruth wished to go to Judea with Naomi. However, Naomi tried to persuade both ...
Gomer (Hebrew: גֹּמֶר Gōmer; Greek: Γαμὲρ, romanized: Gamér) was the eldest son of Japheth (and of the Japhetic line), and father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah, according to the "Table of Nations" in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 10).
It also mentions two women, Rahab and Ruth, both of whom are prominent Old Testament figures. [citation needed] William F. Albright and C.S. Mann note that the author of Matthew spells Rahab's name as Rachab, a departure from the Septuagint spelling Matthew usually uses. The Rachab form also appears in the works of Josephus.
Goel (Hebrew: גואל, romanized: goʾel}redeemer), in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic Judaism, is a person who, as the nearest relative of someone, is charged with the duty of restoring that person's rights and avenging wrongs done to him or her.
Ruth Rabbah is specially interesting from a cultural-historical point of view, in that it endeavors to throw light on the habits and conditions of the time in which the incidents of the Book of Ruth took place. Thus, interpreting the phrase "in the days when the judges judged" (Ruth 1:1), as "in the days when the people judged their judges ...