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Ruth 1:2-4
International Children’s Bible
Ruth 1:2-4
International Children’s Bible
The Story of a Girl from Moab
1 1-2 Long ago the judges[a] ruled Israel. During their rule, there was a time in the land when there was not enough food to eat. A man named Elimelech left Bethlehem in Judah and moved to the country of Moab. He took his wife and his two sons with him. His wife was named Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. These people were from the Ephrathah district around Bethlehem in Judah. The family traveled to Moab and lived there.
3 Later, Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, died. So only Naomi and her two sons were left. 4 These sons married women from Moab. The name of one wife was Orpah. The name of the other wife was Ruth. Naomi and her sons lived in Moab about ten years.
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- 1:1-2 judges They were not judges in courts of law, but leaders of the people in times of emergency.
Ruth 1:2-4
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Ruth 1:2-4
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2 The man’s name was Elimelek,(A) his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.(B) They were Ephrathites(C) from Bethlehem,(D) Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.
3 Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women,(E) one named Orpah and the other Ruth.(F) After they had lived there about ten years,
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