Ruth 2:22

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Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, and that they not meet you in any other field.

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Bethlehem was a Judahite town and Naomi’s home, where Ruth gleaned in Boaz’s fields under his protection. Moab, east of the Dead Sea, was Ruth’s homeland; her foreign origin heightens the significance of her safe welcome and growing inclusion among God’s people.

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Ruth 2:22 mentions Bethlehem and Moab.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner
Moab · Adeeb Atwan

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