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Ruth
(Encyclopedia)Ruth, book of the Bible. It tells a story, set in the days of the judges, of the fidelity of a Moabite widow (Ruth) to her widowed mother-in-law (Naomi). After the death of her husband in Moab, Ruth r...Roth, Cecil
(Encyclopedia)Roth, Cecil, 1899–1970, Jewish historian and educator, b. London. He was educated at Oxford (Ph.D., 1924) and was reader in Jewish Studies there from 1939 to 1964. Thereafter he was visiting profess...Hittite
(Encyclopedia)Hittite: see Anatolian languages. ...Khoisan
(Encyclopedia)Khoisan: see African languages. ...Romanic
(Encyclopedia)Romanic: see Romance languages.Niger-Kordofanian
(Encyclopedia)Niger-Kordofanian: see African languages. ...Nilo-Saharan
(Encyclopedia)Nilo-Saharan: see African languages. ...Khalka language
(Encyclopedia)Khalka language: see Mongolian languages. ...Xhosa language
(Encyclopedia)Xhosa language: see Bantu languages. ...Zulu language
(Encyclopedia)Zulu language: see African languages. ...Browse by Subject
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