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Book of Ruth

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Noun1.Book of Ruth - a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


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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.
The Book of Ruth has been an object of contention for many feminist scholars of the Bible.
Kern will teach from the Book of Ruth, the traditional study text for Shavuot.
 
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