Ruth ( ; Hebrew: ???? ? , Modern Ruth , Tiberian Ã, R ), is the title character of Ruth's Book; along with her mother-in-law, Naomi, she is the heroine.
Video Ruth (biblical figure)
Kitab Ruth
Elimelech, a man from Bethlehem-Judah, with his wife, Naomi, and two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, left at a time of famine and lived in the land of Moab. There Elimelech died, and his two sons were married, Mahlon took Ruth as his wife, and Chilion took Orpah - both Moab women, where the two sons also died. Naomi heard that the famine in Judah had passed, and was determined to return home. Ruth, despite Naomi's persuasion, accompanied her mother-in-law to Bethlehem. The two women arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest in very poor condition. Elimelech has a land heritage among his brothers, but, unless Goel can be found, Naomi will be forced to sell it.
Elimelech has a wealthy relative in Bethlehem called Boas, and who, like everyone else, is involved in the harvest. Naomi sends Ruth to collect in her field, and, after she speaks kindly to him and shows him some help, she, still acting on the advice of her mother-in-law, approaches Boaz at night and puts herself in her power. Boas was attracted to him, but told him that there was a closer relative than he who had the first right to redeem Elimelech's treasures, and that it would be necessary for this relative to give up his rights before Boas could continue on the matter. So he called this brother to the gate of the city before the elders, and told him about Ruth's situation and her right to redeem the estate and marry Ruth. The brother stated that he did not want to do so, and pulled his shoes off as a sign that he had waived his rights for Boas. Boas bought the land from Naomi and married Ruth. Ruth and Boaz became Obed's parents, who fathered Jesse, David's father.
Maps Ruth (biblical figure)
Religious interpretation
Jewish Perspective
Boaz of Judah blessed Ruth for his wonderful goodness for Naomi from Judah, as well as for the Judeans (Ruth 3:10). "And he [Boas] said," May you be blessed by God, my daughter; Your last act of action is greater than the first, not following the youth, either poor or rich. "Rashi's comments (about 1040-1105 CE) about the action of the first kindness:" what you do with your mother-in law ".
The kindness of Ruth as recorded in the Book of Ruth by Boaz is seen in the Jewish Tradition as a rare contradiction to the Moabites (where Ruth came) and Ammon in general, recorded by the Torah for their distinct disadvantages. Deuteronomy 23: 5: "For they [the Ammonites and Moabites] did not welcome you with bread and water on the way, when you left Egypt, and because he [the Moabites] hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim against you , to curse you. "Rashi noted about Israel's journey on the road:" when you are in [extreme circumstances] exhausted. "
According to Ruth Rabbah, Ruth is the sister of Orpah and both are the daughters of Eglon, king of Moab; According to the same text, Eglon is the son of Balak. Tamar Meir of the Jewish Woman Archive writes that Ruth and David who are descended from these two men are seen as a "gift" to them. For Balak, it was his pay to build the altar and Eglon, it was his reward for "having arisen after hearing the name of God from Ehud the son of Gera". The same text claims that Ruth did not repent during his marriage to Mahlon, contrary to other rabbinic literature, which claims that Ruth was officially converted to Judaism to marry Mahlon but did not fully accept faith until later.
Josephus views Ruth as history and formulates it in his Antiquities of the Jews. Yitzhak Berger states that Naomi's plan is that Ruth seduced Boaz, just like the Tamar boys and Lot all seduce "an older family member to be the mother of his descendants." However, at a critical moment, "Ruth abandoned the seduction attempt and instead requested a permanent, legal union with Boaz."
Christian Perspective
Ruth is one of five women mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew, alongside Tamar, Rahab, "wife of Uriah" (Bathsheba), and Mary. Katharine Doob Sakenfeld argues that Ruth is a model of love (hesed ): she acts in a way that promotes the well-being of others. In Ruth 1: 8-18 , he shows hesed by not returning to Moab but accompanying his mother-in-law to a foreign land. He chose to pick up, despite the dangers he faced in the field ( Ruth 2:15 ) and the lower social status of the job. Finally, Ruth agrees with Naomi's plan to marry Boaz, though she is free from family obligations, again showing her loyalty and obedience ( Ruth 3:10 ).
Barry Webb argues that in the book, Ruth played a key role in the rehabilitation of Naomi.
Ruth is commemorated as a matriarch in the Synod of the Lutheran-Missouri Synod Saints Church on July 16.
Ruth's tomb
Francesco Quaresmi at the beginning of the 17th century reported that the Turks and the Eastern people generally believed that the structure contained the tombs of Jesse and Ruth. According to Moshe Sharon, the site association with Ruth is very late, starting in the 19th century. It receives many visitors every year, especially on Jewish Shavuot holidays, when the Book of Ruth is recited. Haim Horwitz in his 1835 book on the sacred sites of Israel Love of Jerusalem discusses the oral tradition that this tomb destroyed the tombs of Ruth and Jesse, mentioned in previous writings. Menachem Mendel of Kamenitz wrote in 1839, "Also in the vineyard is a shelter with two graves: one of Jesse, David's father, and one of Ruth, the Moabite."
Cultural effects
Ruth is one of the Five Heroes of the Eastern Star Order.
Ruth is played by Elana Eden in Henry Koster's The Story of Ruth (1960); The film depicts Ruth as a pagan pastor before her religious conversion. Sherry Morris describes it in the Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009).
Ancestry: descendants of David from Ruth
See also
- List of artifacts that are important to the Bible
- List of mausolea
- The Life of the Prophets
- Ohel (grave)
References
External links
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