The following is adapted from the women s resources section of the blue letter bible.
A price above rubies meaning.
It is not every woman whose price is far above rubies in ancient times the women made the garments which their husbands wore.
A price above rubies tells the story of a woman who burns for release from the strictures of a closed society.
The story centers on a young woman who finds it difficult to conform to the restrictions imposed on her by her community.
Rubies had the greatest value and highest commodity of any gemstone.
For her price is far above rubies.
Did you know in biblical times diamonds were the leastvalued gemstone.
It is good to give a virtuous wife a diamond for it shows her value far above rubies.
In many cases brothers have not been as successful in properly communicating or engaging their interest to who they may think or believe to be virtuous.
We call the unmarried woman a spinster.
Virtuous is the hebrew word chayilwhich means strong in all ways her price is far above rubies.
We learn much about her during the film but not much about her society a community of orthodox hasidic jews living in brooklyn.
Who can find is a rhetorical question asked for thoughtfulness.
A price above rubies is a 1998 british american drama film written and directed by boaz yakin and starring renée zellweger.
The acrostic sabbath chant the woman of valor which begins with the verse.
Who can find a woman of valor.
Who can find a virtuous woman.
Reviews of the movie were mixed though generally positive to zellweger s performance.
Proverbs 31 10 this poem in proverbs 31 has occupied much of the attention of the learned.
Her price is far above rubies the last part of this scripture talks about the proverbs 31 woman sprice being far above rubies.
The title derives from a jewish sabbath tradition.
A ruby is a very rare and costly gem stone.