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Ruth comes to take shelter under Boaz's cloak. Engraving.
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Description
Bible. O.T. Ruth 3.7-9. The widowed Ruth had been walking nomadically with her mother-in-law until they arrived in Bethlehem. Ruth began to work in fields owned by Boaz, who became attached to her and married her. Thus she became rewarded for her trials. It is perhaps Naomi who is to be seen in the threshold
Physical description
1 print : line engraving
Lettering
Ante pedes Boozi se Ruth sub veste recondit. Cumque illo in viridi gramine leta cubat. Ruth 3.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 18531i
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Languages
- Latin
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