Ruth 2:1
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Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethlehem was a Judean town, Naomi’s home after her return from Moab, the neighboring land east of the Dead Sea where she had lived during famine. In Ruth 2:1, Bethlehem is the setting for Ruth’s encounter with Boaz, while Moab identifies Ruth as the foreign widow who has joined Naomi’s people.
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Ruth 2:1 mentions Bethlehem and Moab.
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