In the Old Testament, TWO books are named after women. Ruth is one - name the other.
"Federico Beltran-Masses. Other examples of Biblical women in operas include the story of ""Samson and Delilah"" by Camille Saint-Saëns; it is one of the pieces that defines French opera. ""Ruth"" is an opera with libretto in English composed by Lennox Berkeley that premiered in London in 1956. George Frideric Handel composed a series of dramatic oratorios in English on Biblical themes. Among those with major roles for notable women from the Bible are ""Esther"", composed for private performance in a nobleman's home in 1718, revised into a full oratorio in 1732, ""Deborah"", first performed at the King's Theatre in London"
"Ruth (given name) Ruth ( ""rut"", ) is a common female given name noted from Ruth the eponymous heroine of the eighth book of the Old Testament. Not evidently in regular usage among the ancient Hebrews, the name of the Biblical figure Ruth is generally equated with the Hebraic רְעוּת (re'ut): companion, which meaning accords with the character of the Biblical Ruth who despite being widowed chooses to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi (to whom Ruth speaks the iconic quote: ""Whither thou goest, I will go."") Ruth first occurs as a given name in Europe and the British Isles at"
"Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth (, ""Megilath Ruth"", ""the Scroll of Ruth"", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible; in most Christian canons it is treated as a history book and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel, as it is set ""in the days when the judges judged"", although the Syriac Christian tradition places it later, between Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs. It is named after its central figure, Ruth the Moabitess, the great-grandmother of David. The book tells of Ruth's accepting the God of"
"American girls for the year 2014 ranks the name Ruth at #314. Ruth (given name) Ruth ( ""rut"", ) is a common female given name noted from Ruth the eponymous heroine of the eighth book of the Old Testament. Not evidently in regular usage among the ancient Hebrews, the name of the Biblical figure Ruth is generally equated with the Hebraic רְעוּת (re'ut): companion, which meaning accords with the character of the Biblical Ruth who despite being widowed chooses to remain with her mother-in-law Naomi (to whom Ruth speaks the iconic quote: ""Whither thou goest, I will go."") Ruth first"
"Ruth 2 Ruth 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This chapter contains the story of Ruth gleaning in the fields of Boaz, her deceased husband's near kinsman, and he taketh knowledge of her, Ruth 2:1-7; Boaz showeth her great kindness, and blesseth her, Ruth 2:8-16; that which she got she brings to Naomi; and telleth her what had befallen her; she giveth God thanks, and exhorteth Ruth to continue in the field, Ruth 2:17-23. It is a part of the Ketuvim (""Writings""). Some most"
"ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language: Ancient translations in Koine Greek: NKJV groups this chapter into: Masoretic text Transliteration Ruth 2 Ruth 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This chapter contains the story of Ruth gleaning in the fields of Boaz, her deceased husband's near kinsman, and he taketh knowledge of her, Ruth 2:1-7; Boaz showeth her great kindness, and blesseth her, Ruth 2:8-16; that which she got she brings to Naomi; and telleth her what had befallen her; she giveth God"
"Ruth (biblical figure) Ruth (; ), is the title character of the Book of Ruth. In the narrative, she is not an Israelite but rather is from Moab; she marries an Israelite. Both her husband and her father-in-law die, and she helps her mother-in-law, Naomi, find protection. The two of them travel to Bethlehem together, where Ruth wins the love of Boaz through her kindness. She is one of five women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew, alongside Tamar, Rahab, the ""wife of Uriah"" (Bathsheba), and Mary. Elimelech, a man of Bethlehem-Judah, with his"
"Naomi (biblical figure) Naomi (; Hebrew: } Standard Hebrew ""Noʻomi"", Tiberian Hebrew ""nåʿå̆mī"") is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. The etymology of her name is not certain, but it is possible that it means ""good, pleasant, lovely, winsome."" Naomi is married to a man named Elimelech. A famine causes them to move with their two sons, from their home in Judea to Moab. While there Elimelech dies, as well as his sons who had gotten married in the meantime. Near destitute, Naomi returns to Bethlehem with one daughter-in-law, Ruth, whom she could not dissuade from accompanying"
"priestess prior to her religious conversion. Sherry Morris portrayed her in """" (2009). Ruth (biblical figure) Ruth (; ), is the title character of the Book of Ruth. In the narrative, she is not an Israelite but rather is from Moab; she marries an Israelite. Both her husband and her father-in-law die, and she helps her mother-in-law, Naomi, find protection. The two of them travel to Bethlehem together, where Ruth wins the love of Boaz through her kindness. She is one of five women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew, alongside Tamar, Rahab, the"
"New Testament as the name of several women, including Mary, mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Variants of this name include Greek and Latin ""Maria"", whence French ""Marie"" and English ""Mary"". Mary, mother of the Jesus of the New Testament, bore a Judeo-Aramaic variant of this name, ""Maryām"" (מרים). In the New Testament of the Bible, written in Greek, her name is transliterated ""Mariam"" (Μαριάμ) or ""Maria"". Several other women in the New Testament, including St. Mary Magdalene, are called by the same name. In antiquity, it was variously etymologized as ""rebellion"", ""bitter sea"", ""strong waters"", ""mistress"", ""exalted one"", ""ruling"
"of which only Boaz is notable. It also mentions two women, Rahab and Ruth, both of whom are prominent Old Testament figures. ""For a full discussion of the women mentioned in Matthew's genealogy see "". 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. They speculate that this indicates a change in pronunciation during this period. Another problem, pointed out by Raymond E. Brown, is that Rahab's position in this verse does not"
"the Book of Ruth (which is part of Writings but is set in the time period of the Judges), Naomi was the wife of Elimelech of Bethlehem, Judah. Due to famine in the land, Elimelech went with his family to live in the fields of Moab and then died. Naomi’s two sons married Moabite women. Mahlon (Sickness) married Ruth, and Chilion (Obliteration), Orpah. Naomi’s two sons then died. In a state of poverty and accompanied by her former daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, Naomi journeyed back to Bethlehem, Judah. Then in selling her late husband’s land in Judah and the estates"
"potentially exploitative, acceptance of a system of patriarchy in which a woman's worth can only be measured through marriage and child-bearing. Others again have seen it as a book that champions outcast and oppressed peoples. Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth (, ""Megilath Ruth"", ""the Scroll of Ruth"", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible; in most Christian canons it is treated as a history book and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel, as it is set ""in the days when the judges judged"", although the Syriac"
"New Testament people named Mary The name ""Mary"" (Greek ' or ') appears 61 times in the New Testament, in 53 different verses. It was the single most popular female name among Palestinian Jews of the time, borne by about one in five women, and most of the New Testament references to ""Mary"" provide only the barest identifying information. Scholars and traditions therefore differ as to how many distinct women these references represent and which of them refer to the same person. A common Protestant tradition holds that there are six different women named as ""Mary"" in the New Testament:"
"story: Gregory Goswell argues that Naomi is the ""central"" character of the book, whereas Ruth is the ""main"" character. The son in question was Obed, who was the father of Jesse and thus later the grandfather of David. Naomi (biblical figure) Naomi (; Hebrew: } Standard Hebrew ""Noʻomi"", Tiberian Hebrew ""nåʿå̆mī"") is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. The etymology of her name is not certain, but it is possible that it means ""good, pleasant, lovely, winsome."" Naomi is married to a man named Elimelech. A famine causes them to move with their two sons, from their"
"Heptateuch The Heptateuch (seven containers) is a name sometimes given to the first seven books of the Hebrew Bible. The seven books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and Judges. The first four of these are sometimes called the Tetrateuch, the first five are commonly known as the Torah or the Pentateuch, the first six as the Hexateuch. With the addition of the Book of Ruth, it becomes the Octateuch. The ""Enneateuch"" is the Heptateuch plus the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings (each pair of books counted as one, and not including the Book of Ruth)."
"the same time, the second story of creation names Adam and Eve as the first man and the first woman; in the narrative, Adam was created first, and Eve from Adam's rib. Some commentators have suggested that Eve being God's second Creation indicated female inferiority, but in calling Eve ""flesh of my flesh"" others say a relationship of equality is implied. Some women were praised in the Books of Ruth and Esther. The Book of Ruth is about a young Moabite woman's loyalty to her Jewish mother-in-law and her willingness to move to Israel and become a part of their"
"in Israel descends from Miriam. In the accounts of the Prophets and Writings (which covers a time period of nearly a millennium) there are two cases of non-Israelite women who voluntarily (not resulting from conflict) married Israelites where their children were considered Israelite. According to the Talmud, both of these women, Ruth and Naamah, formally converted. Ruth, ""who lived centuries after Abraham, came from the people of Moab who descend from the older daughter of Lot"". (Lot was the son of Haran and the nephew of Abraham). Ruth the Moabitess became the great-grandparent of King David. In the account of"
"Ruth Rabbah Ruth Rabbah (Hebrew: רות רבה) is an haggadic and homiletic interpretation of the Book of Ruth, which, like that of the four other scrolls (""megillot""), is included in the Midrash Rabbot. This midrash, divided into eight chapters or sections (""parashiyyot""), covers the whole text of the Biblical book, interpreting it verse by verse, now in its literal, now in an allegorical, sense. The first chapter terminates with Ruth i. 2; the second, with i. 17; the third, with i. 21; the fourth, with ii. 9; the fifth, with iii. 7; the sixth, with iii. 13; the seventh, with"
"child is named Obed, who we discover is ""the father of Jesse, the father of David"" (Ruth 4:13–17), that is, the grandfather of King David. The book concludes with an appendix which traces the Davidic genealogy all the way back from Perez, ""whom Tamar bore to Judah"", through to Obed, down to David. The book does not name its author. It is traditionally ascribed to the prophet Samuel, but Ruth's identity as a non-Israelite and the stress on the need for an inclusive attitude towards foreigners suggests an origin in the fifth century BC, when intermarriage had become controversial (as"
"the Israelites as her God and the Israelite people as her own. In Ruth 1:16–17, Ruth tells Naomi, her Israelite mother-in-law, ""Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me."" The book is held in esteem by Jews who fall under the category of Jews-by-choice, as is evidenced by the considerable presence of Boaz in"
"similar name, Uliat, is also attested in Carian inscriptions. Aren Maeir, director of the excavation, comments: ""Here we have very nice evidence [that] the name Goliath appearing in the Bible in the context of the story of David and Goliath … is not some later literary creation."" According to the Babylonian Talmud (Sotah 42b) Goliath was a son of Orpah, the sister-in-law of Ruth, David's own great grandmother (Ruth → Obed → Jesse → David). Ruth Rabbah, a haggadic and homiletic interpretation of the Book of Ruth, makes the blood-relationship even closer, considering Orpah and Ruth to have been full"
"converted to Judaism for the sake of marrying Mahlon but did not fully accept the faith until later. Josephus viewed the Book of Ruth as historical and referenced it in his ""Antiquities of the Jews"". Yitzhak Berger suggests that Naomi's plan was that Ruth seduce Boaz, just as Tamar and Lot's daughters all seduced ""an older family member in order to become the mother of his offspring."" At the crucial moment, however, ""Ruth abandons the attempt at seduction and instead requests a permanent, ""legal"" union with Boaz."" Ruth is one of five women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus found"
"rabbinic literature. The Book of Ruth also functions liturgically, as it is read during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (""Weeks""). The book is structured in four chapters: Act 1: Prologue and Problem: Death and Emptiness (1:1–22) Act 2: Ruth Meets Boaz, Naomi's Relative, on the Harvest Field (2:1–23) Act 3: Naomi Sends Ruth to Boaz on the Threshing Floor (3:1–18) Act 4: Resolution and Epilogue: Life and Fullness (4:1–22) Genealogical appendix (4:18–22) During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem – Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chilion –"
"to be called Mara, ""Bitter"". The reference to Moab raises questions, since in the rest of the biblical literature it is associated with hostility to Israel, sexual perversity, and idolatry, and excluded an Ammonite or a Moabite from ""the congregation of the ; even to their tenth generation"". Despite this, Ruth the Moabitess married a Judahite and even after his death still regarded herself a member of his family; she then married another Judahite and bore him a son who became an ancestor of David. Contrary to the message of Ezra-Nehemiah, where marriages between Jewish men and non-Jewish women were"
"day is October 22. In Romans , Paul asks the recipients to ""Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you."" Nothing else is known about this person. New Testament people named Mary The name ""Mary"" (Greek ' or ') appears 61 times in the New Testament, in 53 different verses. It was the single most popular female name among Palestinian Jews of the time, borne by about one in five women, and most of the New Testament references to ""Mary"" provide only the barest identifying information. Scholars and traditions therefore differ as to how many distinct women these references represent"
"Ruth 3 Ruth 3 is the third chapter of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This chapter contains the story of how by Naomi's advice, Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet, Ruth 3:1-7; Boaz awaking commendeth what she had done, and acknowledgeth the right of a kinsman; tells her there was a nearer kinsman, to whom he would offer her, who refusing, he would redeem her, Ruth 3:8-13; Boaz sends her away with six measures of barley, Ruth 3:14-18. It is a part of the Ketuvim (""Writings""). Some most ancient manuscripts"
"Moab fought in the name of his god Chemosh and that he subjected his enemies to ""ḥerem"". Violence against women appears throughout the Old Testament. Many have attributed this to a patriarchal society, while some scholars say the problem stems from the larger context of a male dominated culture. Women are treated in differing ways in the Bible. For example, the Book of Judges includes the judge Deborah, who was honored, as well as two of the most egregious examples in the Bible of violence against women: Jephthah’s daughter (Judg. 11:29–40) and the Levite’s concubine (Judg. 19). Scholar author Phyllis"
"Luz Luz ( ""Lūz"") is the name of two places in the Bible. Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel (Genesis 28:19; 35:6). It is debated among scholars whether Luz and Bethel represent the same town - the former the Canaanite name, and the latter the Hebrew name - or whether they were distinct places in proximity to each other. According to the KJV, Luz was renamed by Jacob - ""And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first."" A second city"
"me, passing the love of women."" Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi are the female Biblical pair most often cited as a possible romantic friendship, as in the following verse commonly used in same-sex wedding ceremonies: Faderman writes that women in Renaissance and Victorian times made reference to both Ruth and Naomi and ""Davidean"" friendship as the basis for their romantic friendships. While some authors, notably John Boswell, have claimed that ecclesiastical practice in earlier ages blessed ""same sex unions"", the accurate interpretation of these relationships rests on a proper understanding of the mores and values of the participants, including both"
"Augustine of Hippo produced a piece called ""Questions on the Heptateuch"". Ælfric of Eynsham produced an Old English version of the Heptateuch. Heptateuch The Heptateuch (seven containers) is a name sometimes given to the first seven books of the Hebrew Bible. The seven books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and Judges. The first four of these are sometimes called the Tetrateuch, the first five are commonly known as the Torah or the Pentateuch, the first six as the Hexateuch. With the addition of the Book of Ruth, it becomes the Octateuch. The ""Enneateuch"" is the Heptateuch plus the"
"seen in Ezra 9:1 and Nehemiah 13:1). A substantial number of scholars therefore date it to the Persian period (6th–4th centuries BC). The genealogy that concludes the book is believed to be a post-exilic Priestly addition, as it adds nothing to the plot; nevertheless, it is carefully crafted and integrates the book into the history of Israel running from Genesis to Kings. The Book of Ruth illustrates the difficulty of trying to use laws given in books such as Deuteronomy as evidence of actual practice. Naomi plans to provide security for herself and Ruth by arranging a Levirate marriage with"
"containing this chapter in Hebrew language: Ancient translations in Koine Greek: NKJV groups this chapter into: [Naomi said to Ruth:] Ruth 3 Ruth 3 is the third chapter of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This chapter contains the story of how by Naomi's advice, Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet, Ruth 3:1-7; Boaz awaking commendeth what she had done, and acknowledgeth the right of a kinsman; tells her there was a nearer kinsman, to whom he would offer her, who refusing, he would redeem her, Ruth 3:8-13; Boaz sends her"