How Old Was Naomi
I am trying to find some details on how old Naomi was when she returned to Bethlehem. Any suggestions? In the Book of Ruth she says she is too old to marry again and have children. How can I find this in Logos? Thanks.
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Michael, i found this in one of my books:
Naomi’s first argument is that she’s basically too old to remarry. It would seem likely that Naomi was approaching 50 years old (i.e., marriage at 15; two sons by 20; if they are 20 when they marry, that puts Naomi at 40; then 10 years of marriage for her sons before their deaths). Then, even if she had a husband “tonight and also bear sons” it would be 15 to 20 years before they would be ready to marry.
Brad Brandt, God in Everyday Life: The Book of Ruth for Expositors and Biblical Counselors (Kress Christian Publications: The Woodlands, TX, 2007), 25.
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I think you found as best you could. Even jewish tradition-wise, there's no mention (targums, talmud, etc). Interesting factoid: only one lady's age is mentioned at her passing. Name that lady.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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Gee, David, you're too smart!
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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