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  2. Ruth (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Ruth (given name) The Biblical Naomi entreating her daughters-in-law Ruth and Orpah in this image by William Blake based on the Book of Ruth. Ruth ( Hebrew: רות rut, IPA: [ʁut]) is a common female given name, noted from Ruth, the eponymous heroine of the eighth book of the Old Testament .

  3. Ruth (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Ruth (biblical figure) Portrait of a woman as Ruth ( c. 1853) by Francesco Hayez. Ruth ( / ruːθ /; Hebrew: רוּת, Modern: Rūt, Tiberian: Rūṯ) is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite, Mahlon. After the death of all the male members of her family (her husband, her father-in-law ...

  4. Esther (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Esther ( Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther . According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה ‎ Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.

  5. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Genesis, Ruth [100] [101] Lois, grandmother of Saint Timothy. II Timothy [102] Lo–Ruhamah – Daughter of Hosea and Gomer. Hosea [103] Lydia of Thyatira – the first converted believer after the resurrection, and the first to introduce it in to her household. She was a successful business woman and she was pivotal to the spread of the name ...

  6. Lot's wife - Wikipedia

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    Lot's wife. In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in Genesis 19. The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom (the "looking taboo" motif in mythology and folklore). She is not named in the Bible, but is called Ado or Edith in some Jewish traditions.

  7. Onan - Wikipedia

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    Onan. For other uses, see Onan (disambiguation). Onan[ a ] was a figure detailed in the Book of Genesis chapter 38, [ 1 ] as the second son of Judah who married the daughter of Shuah the Canaanite. Onan had an older brother Er and a younger brother, Shelah as well. After being commanded by his father, Judah, to perform his duty as a husband's ...

  8. Jael - Wikipedia

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    Spouse. Heber the Kenite. Jael ( / ˈdʒeɪəl /) or Yael ( / ˈjeɪəl / ' Hebrew: יָעֵל Yāʿēl) is a heroine of the Battle of Mount Tabor, described in chapters 4 and 5 of the Book of Judges. In the account, she delivers the Israelites from the army of King Jabin of the city of Hazor in Canaan. After Barak demurs at the behest of the ...

  9. Ruth 1 - Wikipedia

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    Ruth 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, part of the Ketuvim ("Writings"). This chapter contains the story of how Elimelech, Ruth's father-in-law, driven by famine, moved into Moab, and died there (Ruth 1:1-5); Naomi returning home, Ruth accompanies her (Ruth 1:6-18); They came to Bethlehem (Ruth 1:19-22).