You are hereHomeBible ReviewAugust 1998Men are from Judah, Women are from Bethlehem Nehama Aschkenasy, “Language as Female Empowerment in Ruth,” in Reading Ruth: Contemporary Women Reclaim a Sacred Story, ed. Judith A. Kates and Gail Twersky Reimer (New York: Ballantine, 1994), p. 113. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.