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35-603: Doeg can refer to: Doeg the Edomite , a herdsman in the time of King David Doeg people , a Native American people in Northern Virginia in the 17th century, known for their role in Bacon's rebellion Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Doeg . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

70-622: A Moabite from "the congregation of the L ORD ; even to their tenth generation". Despite this, Ruth the Moabite married a Judahite and even after his death still regarded herself a member of his family; she then married another Judahite and bore him a son who became an ancestor of David . Concerning this, the Mishnah says that only male Moabites are banned from the congregation. Scholars have increasingly explored Ruth in ways which allow it to address contemporary issues. Feminists , for example, have recast

105-408: A redeeming kinsman" (3:9 NJPS). Acknowledging he is a close relative, Boaz blesses her and agrees to do all that is required. He notes that "all the elders of my town know what a fine woman you are" (3:11 NJPS). However, Boaz advises her that she has a male relative closer than he. Ruth remains in submission at his feet until she returns to the city in the morning. Early that morning, Boaz goes to

140-416: A son. The women of the city celebrate Naomi's joy in finding a redeemer to preserve her family name. Naomi takes the child and places it on her bosom. The child is named Obed , whom the reader discovers is "the father of Jesse , the father of David" (Ruth 4:13–17); that is, he is the grandfather of King David , and so Ruth is the great-grandmother of King David. The book concludes with an appendix tracing

175-635: Is structured into four chapters. Act 1: Prologue and Problem: Death and Emptiness (1:1–22) Act 2: Ruth Meets Boaz, Naomi's Relative, on the Harvest Field (2:1–23) Act 3: Naomi Sends Ruth to Boaz on the Threshing Floor (3:1–18) Act 4: Resolution and Epilogue: Life and Fullness (4:1–22) Genealogical appendix (4:18–22) During the time of the judges , an Israelite family from Bethlehem (who are Ephrathites ) — Elimelech , his wife Naomi , and their sons Mahlon and Chilion  —emigrate to

210-480: Is the subject of many rabbinical legends, the origins of which are to be found in part in Psalm 52 . Though he died at the early age of thirty-four years, he is regarded by the rabbis as the greatest scholar of his time, a strong description being supposedly applied to him because he made every one with whom he disputed "blush". He could bring forward 300 different questions with reference to one single ritual case. But he

245-457: Is to see sexual allusions in this part of the story, with 'feet' as a euphemism for genitals . Since there is no heir to inherit Elimelech's land, custom required a close relative (usually the dead man's brother) to marry the widow of the deceased in order to continue his family line ( Deuteronomy 25:5–10). This relative was called the goel , the "kinsman-redeemer". As Boaz was not Elimelech's brother, nor Ruth his widow, scholars refer to

280-602: The Aleppo Codex (10th century) and Codex Leningradensis (1008). Some fragments containing parts of this book were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls , i.e., 4Q104 (~50 BCE), 4Q105 (30 BCE-68 CE), 2Q16 (~50 CE), and 2Q17 (~50 BCE), with only slight variations from the Masoretic Text . A large letter נ , a majuscula , occurs in the first word of Ruth 3:13 - לִינִי ( lî-nî ; "tarry, stay, lodge, pass

315-820: The Five Megillot ) is included in the third division, or the Writings ( Ketuvim ), of the Hebrew Bible . In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books and placed between Judges and 1 Samuel . The book, written in Hebrew during the Persian period (c. 550-330 BCE), tells of the Moabite woman Ruth , who accepts Yahweh , the God of the Israelites , as her God and accepts

350-697: The High Priest , claiming to be on a clandestine royal mission. Ahimelech fed David and his men with the showbread , and gave David the sword of Goliath . By doing this, David endangered Ahimelech's life, since Doeg was present ("detained before the Lord") and witnessed Ahimelech's service to David ( 1 Sam 21 ). Later, Saul asked about the whereabouts of David, prompting Doeg to respond: Therefore, Saul summoned Ahimelech and his entire company, asking him why he decided to conspire against him by protecting David. Ahimelech, possibly in an attempt to save himself, claimed that he

385-413: The Persian period (550-330 BCE). The genealogy that concludes the book is believed to be a post-exilic Priestly addition, as it adds nothing to the plot; nevertheless, it is carefully crafted and integrates the book into the history of Israel running from Genesis to Kings. Surviving manuscripts date from hundreds or thousands of years after initial authorship. The oldest Hebrew manuscripts include

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420-628: The Davidic genealogy all the way back from Perez , "whom Tamar bore to Judah ", through to Obed, down to David. The book does not name its author. It is traditionally ascribed to the prophet Samuel (11th century BCE), but Ruth's identity as a non-Israelite and the stress on the need for an inclusive attitude towards foreigners suggests an origin in the fifth century BCE, when intermarriage had become controversial (as seen in Ezra 9:1 and Nehemiah 13:1). A substantial number of scholars therefore date it to

455-617: The Israelite people as her own. It differs in legal matters from the Pentateuch and shows the difficulty of confirming widespread Torah-observance in the Persian period. The book is held in esteem by Jewish converts , as is evidenced by the considerable presence of Boaz in rabbinic literature. It also functions liturgically , as it is read during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot ("Weeks"). The book

490-469: The Lord do to me if anything but death parts me from you." (Ruth 1:16–17 NJPS). Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest and, in order to support her mother-in-law and herself, Ruth goes to the fields to glean . As it happens, the field belongs to a man named Boaz , who is kind to her because he has heard of her loyalty to her mother-in-law. Ruth tells Naomi of Boaz's kindness, and Ruth continues to glean in his field through

525-440: The arrangement here as "Levirate-like". A complication arises in the story when it is revealed that another man is a closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and therefore has first claim on Ruth. This conflict is resolved through the custom that required land to stay in the family: a family could mortgage land to ward off poverty, but the law required a kinsman to purchase it back into the family (Leviticus 25:25ff). When Boaz meets

560-570: The charge of treason, and he stated it as an unalterable Halakah that the Urim and Thummim may be consulted only for a king. In vain Abner and Amasa and all the other members of the Sanhedrin demonstrated that the Urim and Thummim may be consulted for any on whose undertaking concerns the general welfare. Doeg would not yield, and as no one could be found to execute the judgement, he himself officiated as hangman. When

595-542: The city gate to meet with the other male relative before the town elders. The relative is not named. Boaz addresses him as ploni almoni "so and so". The relative, unwilling to jeopardize the inheritance of his own estate by marrying Ruth, relinquishes his right of redemption , thus freeing Boaz to marry Ruth. They transfer the property, redeeming it, and ratify the redemption by the nearer kinsman taking off his shoe and handing it over to Boaz. Ruth 4:7 notes for later generations that: Boaz and Ruth are then married and have

630-470: The death of the priests at Nob, after the death of his successor and descendant, Jehoram, all the male descendants of that line were slaughtered at the hand of Athaliah . Only one, Jehoash (Joash), escaped death, corresponding to the one priest, Abiathar , who survived Doeg's massacre at Nob. Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth ( Hebrew : מְגִלַּת רוּת , Megillath Ruth , "the Scroll of Ruth", one of

665-430: The difficulty of trying to use laws given in books such as Deuteronomy as evidence of actual practice. Naomi plans to provide security for herself and Ruth by arranging a levirate marriage with Boaz. She instructs Ruth to uncover Boaz's feet after he had gone to sleep and to lie down. When Boaz wakes up, surprised to see a woman at his feet, Ruth explains that she wants him to redeem (marry) her. The usual interpretation

700-399: The law, completely forgot the law, and even his disciples rose up against him, and drove him from the house of study. In the end he died a leper." As it often happens with those who strive for something to which they are not entitled, he lost that which he possessed. God sent the three "angels of destruction" to Doeg; the first caused him to forget his learning, the second burned his soul, and

735-550: The life of Agag , the king of the Amalekites -Edomites, by interpreting Lev. 22:28 into a prohibition against the destruction of both the old and the young in war. Doeg is among those who have forfeited their portion in the future world by their wickedness. Doeg is an instance of the evil consequences of calumny , because by slandering the priests of Nob he lost his own life, and caused the death of Saul, Ahimelech, and Abner. Later, in divine retribution for David's role in causing

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770-575: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doeg&oldid=1039024365 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Doeg the Edomite After parting from Jonathan , David fled from Saul's jealous anger and hid in Nob . He went to Ahimelech ,

805-455: The motive of revenge actuated him, he held cheap alike the life and honor of his fellow-man. He succeeded in convincing Saul that David's marriage with the king's daughter Michal had lost its validity from the moment David was declared a rebel. As such, he said, David was as good as dead, since a rebel was outlawed. Hence his wife was no longer bound to him. Doeg's punishment accorded with his misdeeds. He who had made impious use of his knowledge of

840-418: The near kinsman at the city gate, the place where contracts were settled, the kinsman initially agrees to purchase Elimelech's (now Naomi's) land; but upon hearing he must also take Ruth as his wife, he withdraws his offer. Boaz thus becomes "kinsman-redeemer" to Naomi and Ruth. The book can be read as a political parable relating to issues around the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (the 5th century BCE): unlike

875-660: The nearby country of Moab . Elimelech dies, and the sons marry two Moabite women: Mahlon weds Ruth and Chilion, Orpah . After about ten years, the two sons of Naomi also die in Moab ( 1:4 ). Naomi decides to return to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law to return to their own mothers and remarry. Orpah reluctantly leaves. However, Ruth demurs: "Do not urge me to leave you, to turn back and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus and more may

910-541: The night") - which the smaller Masora ascribes to the Oriental or Babylonian textualists. There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint , made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (5th century). The whole book of Ruth is missing from the extant Codex Sinaiticus . The Book of Ruth illustrates

945-521: The remainder of barley and wheat harvests. Boaz, being a close relative of Naomi's husband's family, is therefore obliged by the levirate law to marry Ruth, Mahlon's widow, to carry on his family's inheritance. Naomi sends Ruth to the threshing floor at night where Boaz sleeps, directing Ruth to "uncover his feet and lie down" and await his instructions" ( 3:4 ). Ruth complies. On awakening, Boaz asks her who she is, and she replies: "I am your handmaid Ruth. Spread your robe over your handmaid, for you are

980-406: The sanctity of marriage, but he also slew with his own hands the priests of Nob , after Abner and Amasa , Saul's lieutenants, had refused to do so. "...For all his iniquitous deeds he pressed the law into his service, and derived justification of his conduct from it. Abimelech, the high priest at Nob, admitted that he had consulted the Urim and Thummim for David. This served Doeg as the basis for

1015-553: The site for the Temple at Jerusalem, and he had well-nigh succeeded in proving by his arguments that David, as a descendant of Ruth the Moabite , could not, according to the Law, belong to the congregation of Israel, when the prophet Samuel interposed in David's favor. He also declared David's marriage with Michal to be invalid, and induced Saul to marry her to another. Doeg not only disregarded

1050-421: The story of Ezra–Nehemiah , where marriages between Jewish men and non-Jewish women were broken up, Ruth teaches that foreigners who convert to Judaism can become good Jews, foreign wives can become exemplary followers of Jewish law, and there is no reason to exclude them or their offspring from the community. Some believe the names of the participants suggest a fictional nature of the story: the husband and father

1085-480: The sword. Only Abiathar escaped, and fled to join David. The death of Ahimelech, as the great-grandson of Eli , is seen as fulfilling part of the curse on the House of Eli that none of his male descendants would live to old age ( 1 Samuel 2:31–33 ). David later showed remorse for his part in the incident: The heading above Psalm 52 records that David wrote it after Doeg the Edomite betrayed Ahimelech to Saul. Doeg

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1120-428: The third scattered the ashes. According to some he was slain by his own pupils when they found that he had forgotten his learning; others maintain that he was slain by David when he (Doeg) informed him of the death of Saul and of Jonathan. "..The son of Doeg was Saul's armor-bearer, who was killed by David for daring to slay the king even though he longed for death." According to another Midrash, Doeg tried to preserve

1155-410: Was Elimelech, meaning "My God is King", and his wife was Naomi, "Pleasing", but after the deaths of her sons Mahlon, "Sickness", and Chilion, "Wasting", she asked to be called Mara, "Bitter". The reference to Moab raises questions, since in the rest of the biblical literature it is associated with hostility to Israel, sexual perversity, and idolatry , and Deuteronomy 23:3–6 excluded an Ammonite or

1190-409: Was lacking in inward piety, so that God was "anxious" concerning his end, and "mourned" for him. His most unfortunate qualities, however, were his malice, jealousy, and calumnious tongue. He sounded the praise of David before Saul only in order to provoke his jealousy, ascribing to David qualities that Saul lacked. He cherished a grudge against David, whose opinion prevailed over his own in determining

1225-418: Was uninvolved in the controversy between Saul and David. Saul coldly rejected his claim and ordered Ahimelech and the priests to be executed. His officials refused to raise their hands against the priests, and Saul turned to Doeg, who carried out the executions. Saul followed that up with an attack on the city of Nob, the city of the priests, and the families of the priests – men, women, and children – were put to

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