Ruth 1:2
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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 Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethlehem was a town in Judah, the family’s homeland, while Moab lay east of the Dead Sea and was often viewed as a foreign land in Israel’s history. The move from Bethlehem to Moab during famine sets the story’s setting and introduces Ruth’s Moabite background.
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Ruth 1:2 mentions Bethlehem and Moab.
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