How is it that Ruth,a Moabite,was married to an Ephrathite(A Jew living in Bethlehem) and later married to Boaz(also an Ephrathite) according to Moses and reiterated in Nehemiah? Being that she is a Moabite.
It says in Ruth 2:1 that Elimelek was a relative of Boaz.
We came across this tonight in our reading.
krh
You might be able to glean some from the following 2 threads....
http://wisdomintorah.com/bbpress/topic/ruth#post-1890
http://wisdomintorah.com/bbpress/topic/was-rahab-really-boazs-mother#post-129
Obviously a clouded issue with varying points of interest.
krh
Good place to dig for hidden treasures though... :)
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