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Copyright 1996-2005 Robert Nguyen Cramer

THE BOOK OF RUTH

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The Book of Ruth
- Bible dictionary explanations of this book of the Bible at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/rut.htm.
- Topical index of other resources for this book of the Bible at http://www.bibletexts.com/topical.htm#rut.

Chapter 1

Other resources

Rut 1-4

Naomi - http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/naomi.htm
Ruth - http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/ruth.htm
Boaz - http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/boaz.htm

Chapter 2

Other resources

Rut 2:2 - c/m: CORN: grain
Rut 2:3 - c/m: HAP: lot
Rut 2:8 - c/m: FAST: close
Rut 2:14 - c/m: CORN: grain
Rut 2:21 - c/m: FAST: close
Rut 2:23 - c/m: FAST: close

Chapter 3

Other resources

Rut 3:4 -9

For lengthy discussions of the meaning of this passage, see

A Translator's Handbook on Ruth, by Jan DeWaard and Eugene A. Nida (New York: United Bible Societies, 1973), pages 50-54, 90-96 (especially footnotes 15-18).
The Anchor Bible: Ruth, by Edward F. Campbell, Jr. (New York: Doubleday, 1975), pages 121-124, 130-138.
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary [book review], edited by Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy (Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1990), page 556.

Rut 3:7 - c/m: CORN: grain

Chapter 4

Other resources

Rut 4:13 - marriage of Boaz and Ruth
- To further explore the subject of marriage, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/topics/marriage.htm.

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