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NASB | Ruth 1:1 Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
Bible Question: THrough the whole Old Testament, are foreign women an asset or a liability? and why? |
Bible Answer: Foreign women were generally considered a liability because of worshipping other gods and leading Hebrew husbands astray. Solomon is the primary example. Ruth is an example of a foreign women who is extolled for her faithfullness to Naomi and is an ancestor of David. Rahab the prostitute was also favored because she hid the spies at Jericho. |
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