Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 152:12
ואביו לא ידע ליה והכתיב (שמואל א יז, יב) והאיש בימי שאול זקן בא באנשים ואמר רב ואיתימא רבי אבא זה ישי אבי דוד שנכנס באוכלוסא ויצא באוכלוסא
Doeg the Edomite then said to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To Saul. ');"><sup>39</sup></span> 'Instead of enquiring whether he is fit to be king or not, enquire rather whether he is permitted to enter the assembly or not'! 'What is the reason'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That his eligibility to enter the congregation should be questioned. ');"><sup>40</sup></span> 'Because he is descended from Ruth the Moabitess'. Said Abner to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To Doeg. ');"><sup>41</sup></span> 'We learned: An Ammonite,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXIII, 4. ');"><sup>42</sup></span>
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