▁from ▁the ▁nations ▁to ▁be ▁mine ." ▁So ▁one ▁should ▁separate ▁from ▁trans gression ▁and ▁accept ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Heaven . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 3 ▁of ▁tract ate ▁K et ub ot ▁in ▁the ▁M ish nah , ▁T ose ft a , ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁interpreted ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁sed uc ers ▁and ▁rap ists ▁in ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 3 ▁Inter pre ting ▁ ▁“ An ▁Am mon ite ▁or ▁a ▁Mo ab ite ▁shall ▁not ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ,” ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁whereas ▁an ▁Am mon ite ▁and ▁a ▁Mo ab ite ▁are ▁forb idden ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Israel , ▁their ▁women ▁are ▁permitted ▁immediately ▁( follow ing ▁conversion ). ▁The ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁reported ▁that ▁R ava ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁tradition ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁proph et ▁Samuel , ▁and ▁it ▁thus ▁allowed ▁David ▁( wh om ▁ ▁reports ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Ruth ▁the ▁Mo ab ite ) ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁marry ▁into ▁the ▁Israel ite ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Abb a ▁bar ▁K ah ana ▁said ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁B ala am ' s ▁curs es , ▁which ▁God ▁turned ▁into ▁bless ings , ▁revert ed ▁to ▁curs es ▁( and ▁B ala am ' s ▁intention ▁was ▁eventually ▁ful filled ), ▁except ▁for ▁B ala am ' s ▁bless ing ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁syn agog ues ▁and ▁school h ouses ,