Deuteronomy 23:3 — An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their… — AMP | maBible
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Other reference formats: Deuteronomy 23.3, Deuteronomy 23v3, Dt. 23:3.
3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall ever enter the assembly of the Lord,
Notes and references
Ruth, one of the ancestors of Jesus, was a Moabitess, but she essentially became an Israelite (Ruth 1:16) and married an Israelite (Boaz). Moreover, the rabbis taught that Deut 23:3 applied only to Ammonite and Moabite men. This teaching was summarized by what became a common saying: “An Ammonite […