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BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

In the days when the chieftains ruled, there was a famine in the land; and a man of Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the country of Moab.  Ruth 1:1  JPS To reside – You were never intended to leave forever.  That’s the idea behind lagur, “to reside…

Leaving the House of Bread

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

In the days when the chieftains ruled, there was a famine in the land; and a man of Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the country of Moab.  Ruth 1:1  JPS Ruth Commentary Famine – Elimelech leaves Bethlehem in order to find food for his family.  The very…