Talmud for Ruth 2:23
וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת בֹּ֙עַז֙ לְלַקֵּ֔ט עַד־כְּל֥וֹת קְצִֽיר־הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים וּקְצִ֣יר הַֽחִטִּ֑ים וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Jerusalem Talmud Nedarim
“Until the grain harvest”. It is written58Ruth 2:23. It is clear from the narrative that there was one continuous harvest activity, the wheat harvest following the barley harvest immediately. Therefore, the Mishnah seems unjustified in denying that “harvest” cannot refer to barley harvest., “until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest”. That verse speaks of the South59Bethlehem., the Mishnah of Galilee.
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