Bible Fact · Old Testament
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one …
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth.
Ruth 1:4 (KJV)
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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi.
Ruth 1:2 (KJV)
And there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab.
Ruth 1:1 (KJV)
He, and his wife, and his two sons… And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Ruth 1:2 (KJV)
And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you.
Ruth 1:8 (KJV)
Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Ruth 1:20 (KJV)
Call me not Naomi (pleasant), call me Mara (bitter): for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Ruth 1:20 (KJV)
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