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noun • a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others • United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) • the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament • a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died | ||||
| 37% | 14 | Hometown of Ruth and Naomi | ||
noun • a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born | ||||
| 37% | 5 | Spanish variant of the name Naomi | ||
noun • the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament | ||||
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RUTH which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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RUTH
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