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Book of Ruth   /bʊk əv ruθ/   Listen
Book of Ruth

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: Ruth.






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"Book of Ruth" Quotes from Famous Books



... light, with light borrowed from the ancients. Greece appears to me to be the fountain of knowledge; Rome of elegance.' RAMSAY. 'I suppose Homer's Iliad to be a collection of pieces which had been written before his time. I should like to see a translation of it in poetical prose like the book of Ruth or Job.' ROBERTSON. 'Would you, Dr. Johnson, who are master of the English language, but try your hand upon a part of it.' JOHNSON. 'Sir, you could not read it ...
— Life Of Johnson, Vol. 3 • Boswell, Edited by Birkbeck Hill



Words linked to "Book of Ruth" :   Hagiographa, Writings, Ketubim, ruth, Old Testament, book



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