First-time visitors to Israel are always impressed with tels, the Hebrew word for the tall mounds of earth dotting so much of the countryside. As archaeologists dig through the tels' many layers, the ...

When the Israelite Naomi and her two Gentile daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, are left as widows, Naomi begs them to return to their own people. Orpah agrees, but Ruth declares she will never forsake ...

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That question opens “Ruth: Rescued by the Redeemer -- Six Studies for Individuals or Groups” by Dale and Sandy Larsen. The authors go on to explore the book of Ruth, an Old Testament book known for ...

“The thought of leaving my friends was decidedly the most painful thought with which I had to contend. The love of them was my tender point, and shook my decision more than all things else.” So wrote ...

Orpah G. (Glass) Reigel, 86, of Leesport, passed away on Friday July 19, 2013 in Berks Heim County Home. She was born in Mohnton, a daughter of the late Ruth Glass. Orpah was the wife of the late ...

ARLEE - As the sun came up bright and strong on the morning of June 7, 2006, and escorted on the melodies of songbirds, Orpah Hedwig Benz Willison Chaussee's Lord and Savior welcomed his good and ...

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