Godwin M. Labaya
“ The Story of Ruth ”
“ The Story of Ruth ”
Introduction:
As a Roman Catholic our culture and tradition are different from jews also knows as jewish people. The basis of jewish law and tradition is the Torah. According to rabbnic tradition, there are 613 commandments in the torah. It was also stated in the “Story of Ruth” that “It was a jewish custom for a widow to marry her husband’s closest male relative.”
Body:
Body:
In the story of Ruth it was stated “that judges ruled over Israel” but how many years did they ruled over Israel? According to my research (which i found it on a website called “christianlibrary.org” full link on the reference part.) they ruled Israel for over 410 years. The time when Naomi and her two sons were left after Elimelech’s death it was said that they moved to Moab but what is Moab? What I know is that Moab is the historical name for a moutainous tract of land in Jorda. The land lies alongside much of the east shore of the Dead Sea. A fact about Moab is that the name “Moab” comes from an ancient Biblical kingdom. Did you know that the yearly average rainfall in Moab area is 9 inches. Pretty Surprising ,right? When Naomi and Ruth came back from Moab to Bethlehem all of the villagers were shocked and stirred.
Naomi said that “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara” Naomi means “Pleasant” while Mara means ”Bitter”. Also Bethlehem is the Place where Mary gave birth to jesus ,the child of God. She and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Joseph’s ancestral home in Bethlehem. As she gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem they have found no room in the inn she placed the newborn in a manger. Bethlehem is named as the city King David came from and the place where he was crowned King of Israel. Bethlehem is where the Book of Ruth is set. The city of Bethlehem is also where Rachel gave birth to Benjamin and died. Thats according to my research. (Which i found it on a website called bethlehem-israel.info full link on the reference part.)
As for the Barley farm it was just an ordinary farm owned by some person maybe it was Boaz? Barley farms nowadays aren’t the same as before ,as today’s generation we use machines to collect Barley. Anyways. Boaz is a wealthy landowner of Bethlehem in Judea, and kinsman of Elimelech, Naomi’s late husband. He noticed Ruth, the widowed Moabite daughter-in-law of Naomi, a relative of his ,gleaning grain in his fields. It’s weird that they need to marry their husband’s closest male relative if either the original husband will die. It’s really weird for my opinion because they are forced to marry someone they don’t like. Now, Back to the topic.
Naomi said that “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara” Naomi means “Pleasant” while Mara means ”Bitter”. Also Bethlehem is the Place where Mary gave birth to jesus ,the child of God. She and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Joseph’s ancestral home in Bethlehem. As she gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem they have found no room in the inn she placed the newborn in a manger. Bethlehem is named as the city King David came from and the place where he was crowned King of Israel. Bethlehem is where the Book of Ruth is set. The city of Bethlehem is also where Rachel gave birth to Benjamin and died. Thats according to my research. (Which i found it on a website called bethlehem-israel.info full link on the reference part.)
As for the Barley farm it was just an ordinary farm owned by some person maybe it was Boaz? Barley farms nowadays aren’t the same as before ,as today’s generation we use machines to collect Barley. Anyways. Boaz is a wealthy landowner of Bethlehem in Judea, and kinsman of Elimelech, Naomi’s late husband. He noticed Ruth, the widowed Moabite daughter-in-law of Naomi, a relative of his ,gleaning grain in his fields. It’s weird that they need to marry their husband’s closest male relative if either the original husband will die. It’s really weird for my opinion because they are forced to marry someone they don’t like. Now, Back to the topic.
Boaz later married Ruth. When the Elder’s heard about Boa’s declaration, they gave a blessing on Boaz and Ruth. Ruth has a son, which she and Boaz named Obed. Now to end this Paragraph I’ll talk about their son ,Obed. The name Obed is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Obed is: A servant, workman. Obed was a son of Boaz and Ruth, the father of Jesse, and the grandfather of David. He is named as one of Jesus Ancestors in the genealogies recorded in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
Our Tradition or Culture may be different from them but “Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties; it accepts certain sufferings as matters of course, puts up patiently with certain evils. Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap.” Words from the great Hermann Hesse proves that every culture and every tradition has its own character and has its own place.
References:http://www.christianlibrary.
http://www.adventurewomen.com/
References:http://www.christianlibrary.
http://www.adventurewomen.com/
