Judges EraOld Testament

Naomi

Ruth
When
Name meaning

"pleasant" · Hebrew

She asked to be called Mara, "bitter" (Ruth 1:20).

About

Israelite woman who moved to Moab with her husband and two sons. After losing her husband and both sons she decided to return to Bethlehem. Her daughter-in-law Ruth insisted on accompanying her. Bitter at her losses, she asked to be called 'Mara' (meaning bitter). She guided Ruth to Boaz and was eventually comforted by the birth of Ruth's son Obed.

Relationships
Daughter-in-lawRuthLoyal daughter-in-law
RelativeBoazKinsman who married Ruth
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Ruth 1:2
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.Ruth 1:2, KJV
Ruth 1:8
And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.Ruth 1:8, KJV
Ruth 1:19
So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?Ruth 1:19, KJV
Ruth 4:16
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.Ruth 4:16, KJV

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