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To: Alouette
In what way does Gen 12:5 discuss converts to Judaism? And where in Ruth?

478 posted on 08/20/2004 1:32:36 PM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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To: William Terrell
In what way does Gen 12:5 discuss converts to Judaism? And where in Ruth?

Genesis 12:5 mentions the migration of Abraham and his wife Sarai from their native Haran, together with their household and "the souls which they made." Since Abraham and Sarai were childless, "the souls which they made" refers to the people in Haran whom Abraham and Sarai converted to the worship of One G-D rather than a multitude of idols.

The Book of Ruth is the story of a Moabite woman (Ruth) who left her native land (after her Jewish husband died) to migrate to Israel with her Israelite mother-in-law, Naomi, and declared "your people shall be my people, and your G-D my G-D." For her unselfish dedication to the G-D of Naomi and Israel, Ruth was rewarded that her descendant was David, King of Israel.

489 posted on 08/20/2004 2:53:24 PM PDT by Alouette (The IDF should develop a Prozac Bomb and blast the entire Middle East, including Israel.)
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