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Ruth 1

Ruth 1:2

Naomi Becomes a Widow · Ruth 1:1–5
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Translations

Modern
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Traditional
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth–lehem–judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Literal
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went out into the fields of Moab and were there.
Latin
Ipse vocabatur Elimelech, et uxor ejus Noëmi: et duo filii, alter Mahalon, et alter Chelion, Ephrathæi de Bethlehem Juda. Ingressique regionem Moabitidem, morabantur ibi.

Original

Hebrew
English
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

Notes

Ruth 1:2

Ephrathites belonged to the Ephrathah clan, which was based in Bethlehem, Judah (see Genesis 35:19; 1 Chronicles 4:4).

Theme notes and profiles

Moab and Ammon

Parallels

1 Timothy 5:3–16

People

Chilion: Son of Elimelech and Naomi; husband of Orpah Elimelech: Naomi's husband from Bethlehem Ephrathah: A wife of Caleb and founder of Bethlehem Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mahlon: Husband of Ruth, son of Elimelech and Naomi Naomi: Israelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth

Places

Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

Chilion Elimelech Ephrath (Place) Kilion Mahlon Naomi Orpah Ruth, Book of

Topics

Chilion: A Son of Naomi Elimelech with Naomi, his Wife, and Two Sons, Emigrate to Moab Mahlon: A Son of Naomi, and the First Husband of Ruth Select Readings: Lights and Shadows the Tribe of Judah: Remarkable Persons of Elimelech