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Notes
Rachel and Leah, Jacob’s two wives, were the mothers of Israel.
Ephrathah: See study note on Ruth 1:2.
Leah Rachel Ruth Human Sexuality Intermarriage and Divorce The Family Redeemer
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Leah: Wife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinah Rachel: Wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Places
Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth
Glossary
Bethlehem Elder Ephrath (Place) Gate Naomi Rachel Ransom Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of Witness
Topics
Benedictions by the People, Upon Ruth Covenant of Men with Men: Loosing the Shoe Covenants: Conditions of Witnessed Ephratah: Also Called Ephrath: The Ancient Name of Beth-Lehem-Judah Government: Municipal: Devolving Upon a Local Senate and Executive officers Heir: General Scriptures Concerning Inheritance: Provisions for Inheritance Under Levirate Marriages Land: Conveyance of, by Written Deeds and Other Forms Land: Witnessed Leah: |The Builder of the House of Israel| Marriage: A Benediction Pronounced After Marriage: Ceremony Attested by Witnesses Marriage: Contracted at the Gate and Before Witnesses Ruth: Marries Boaz Witness: To Marriage