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  • From: Arne Halbakken <1stluth AT smig.net>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Princess Ruth?
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:41:42 -0500

At 12:00 PM -0400 6/18/06, b-hebrew-request AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
Dear George,

The Talmud (if its really important I'll look up the source) says that Ruth
was the daughter of Eglon king of Moab. Would you think that David would be
descended from just ANY Moabitess? :-)

Yigal

I'm not sure about the Talmud, but "daughter of Eglon king of Moab" is mentioned in a targum of Ruth 1:4.

Arne Halbakken




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