Old Testament Summary Lesson 20: “All the City… “Doth Know That Thou Art a Virtuous Woman”
Few Women Revered in Jewish Thought: Ruth is one of them. A woman convert to Judaism is given or "takes upon herself" a "New Name," usually that of Ruth or another of the righteous women of the Bible. "The sages regarded Ruth as the prototype of the righteous convert. They taught that Elimelech and his sons were punished for going to Moab during the famine in Judah. They should have…