Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:2-4

2The man’s name was Elimelech and his wife’s name was Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went to the country of Moab and stayed there.

3Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left [a widow] with her two sons.

4They took wives from the Moabite women; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years;

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