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How does judaismJudaism reconcile the prohibition against moabitesMoabites/amonitesAmmonites joining the congreration and their kingroyal lineage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naamah_%28wife_of_Solomon%29#cite_note-3

Wikipedia says that Naamah, wife of Solomon is, was an AmoniteAmmonite. That is the mom of Rehabeam. King of Judah.

Ruth is a Moabite. That is one ancestor of David.

Okay, so jewsJews have these prohibition against marrying foreign women. Moreover, certain nations, such as the amonites, the moabites,Ammonites and the amalekitesMoabites (as opposed to, say, the chineseChinese?) seem to be super prohibited in that Hashem prohibitprohibited them specifically.

http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/23-3.htmDeuteronomy 23:4 says

NoAn Ammonite or a Moabite or any of their descendants mayshall not enter into the assembly assembly of the LORD, notLORD; even into the tenth generation. shall none of them enter into the assembly of the LORD for ever

I couldn't find prohibition against amalekites being prohibited from marrying israelites. It seems that Israelites were supposed to slaughter so marrying them is out of the question. Or slaughtering is the way to go but marrying them is okay or something. But that's not the point of this question.

Okay, so we got Moabitesa Moabite, Ruth. We got Naamah the AmonitesAmmonite. Not only they join Hashem's congregation. They became, king and queen.

Even in US, that's not instituted based on racism, it took quite a while before a black guy can become supreme court justice, and it's still cause quite an uproar. Yet it seems that there is no issue with descendant of moabitesMoabites and amonitesAmmonites getting a supreme seat in Israel.

So how'swhat's the story?

How does judaism reconcile prohibition against moabites/amonites joining the congreration and their king lineage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naamah_%28wife_of_Solomon%29#cite_note-3

says that Naamah, wife of Solomon is an Amonite. That is the mom of Rehabeam. King of Judah.

Ruth is a Moabite. That is one ancestor of David.

Okay, so jews have these prohibition against marrying foreign women. Moreover, certain nations, such as the amonites, the moabites, and the amalekites (as opposed to say, the chinese?) seem to be super prohibited that Hashem prohibit them specifically.

http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/23-3.htm says

No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, not even in the tenth generation.

I couldn't find prohibition against amalekites being prohibited from marrying israelites. It seems that Israelites were supposed to slaughter so marrying them is out of the question. Or slaughtering is the way to go but marrying them is okay or something. But that's not the point of this question.

Okay, so we got Moabites, Ruth. We got Naamah the Amonites. Not only they join Hashem's congregation. They became, king.

Even in US, that's not instituted based on racism, it took quite a while before a black guy can become supreme court justice, and it's still cause quite an uproar. Yet it seems that there is no issue with descendant of moabites and amonites getting a supreme seat in Israel.

So how's the story?

How does Judaism reconcile the prohibition against Moabites/Ammonites joining the congreration and their royal lineage?

Wikipedia says that Naamah, wife of Solomon, was an Ammonite. That is the mom of Rehabeam. King of Judah.

Ruth is a Moabite. That is one ancestor of David.

Okay, so Jews have these prohibition against marrying foreign women. Moreover, certain nations, such as the Ammonites and the Moabites (as opposed to, say, the Chinese?) seem to be super prohibited in that Hashem prohibited them specifically.

Deuteronomy 23:4 says

An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of them enter into the assembly of the LORD for ever

Okay, so we got a Moabite, Ruth. We got Naamah the Ammonite. Not only they join Hashem's congregation. They became king and queen.

Even in US, that's not instituted based on racism, it took quite a while before a black guy can become supreme court justice, and it's still cause quite an uproar. Yet it seems that there is no issue with descendant of Moabites and Ammonites getting a supreme seat in Israel.

So what's the story?

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How does judaism reconcile prohibition against moabites/amonites joining the congreration and their king lineage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naamah_%28wife_of_Solomon%29#cite_note-3

says that Naamah, wife of Solomon is an Amonite. That is the mom of Rehabeam. King of Judah.

Ruth is a Moabite. That is one ancestor of David.

Okay, so jews have these prohibition against marrying foreign women. Moreover, certain nations, such as the amonites, the moabites, and the amalekites (as opposed to say, the chinese?) seem to be super prohibited that Hashem prohibit them specifically.

http://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/23-3.htm says

No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, not even in the tenth generation.

I couldn't find prohibition against amalekites being prohibited from marrying israelites. It seems that Israelites were supposed to slaughter so marrying them is out of the question. Or slaughtering is the way to go but marrying them is okay or something. But that's not the point of this question.

Okay, so we got Moabites, Ruth. We got Naamah the Amonites. Not only they join Hashem's congregation. They became, king.

Even in US, that's not instituted based on racism, it took quite a while before a black guy can become supreme court justice, and it's still cause quite an uproar. Yet it seems that there is no issue with descendant of moabites and amonites getting a supreme seat in Israel.

So how's the story?