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[[Image: | [[Image:Image:Ruth.jpg|250px|thumb|Ruth in Boaz's Field, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. 1828]] | ||
'''Ruth''' ([[Hebrew]] '''ר֑וּת''', [[Name means::friend]]) (m. [[Married::2682 AM]], [[Married::2692d AM|2692 AM]]) was a [[Moab]]itish woman who married two [[Israel]]ites and became an ancestress of [[ancestor of::Jesus Christ]]. Her story is one of great faith, demonstrated almost flawlessly.<ref name=Barton>Barton GA, ''et al.'', "[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=483&letter=R Ruth, Book of]," ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'', 1906. Accessed January 20, 2009.</ref><ref name=women>"[http://www.womeninthebible.net/1.13.Ruth.htm Ruth, Naomi and Boaz: A Story of Loyalty and Love]," Women in the Bible, n.d. Accessed January 22, 2009.</ref><ref name=Constable>Constable TL, "[http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes/pdf/ruth.pdf Notes on Ruth]," SonicLight.com, 2009. Accessed January 22, 2009.</ref><ref name=Levin>Levin M, "[http://www.torah.org/learning/ruth/class5.html Ruth]," Torah.org, 2005. Accessed January 20, 2009.</ref><ref name=Fox>Fox B, "[http://www.mesora.org/RabbiFox/Shavuot64.htm The Book of Ruth: A Lesson in Virtues]," Mesora.org, n.d. Accessed January 20, 2009.</ref><ref name=Gigot>Gigot, Francis. "[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13276a.htm Book of Ruth]." ''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. Accessed January 22, 2009.</ref><ref name=stevenson>Stevenson J, "[http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/ruth.html Ruth: the Romance of Redemption]," Redeemer Bible College, n.d. Accessed January 22, 2009.</ref> | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
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=== Typology === | === Typology === | ||
The story of Ruth is a prominent instance of [[typology]] in the Bible. All of the major and supporting characters are types of other persons or groups of persons. | The story of Ruth is a prominent instance of [[typology]] in the Bible. All of the major and supporting characters are types of other persons or groups of persons. | ||
