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Ruth 1:1 (GN)

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¹ Long ago, in the days before Israel had a king, there was a famine in the land. So a man named Elimelech, who belonged to the clan of Ephrath and who lived in Bethlehem in Judah, went with his wife Naomi and their two sons Mahlon and Chilion to live for

Definition(s):
Chilion (Kill-ee-on): finished; complete; perfect
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Naomi (Neh-oh-me): beautiful; agreeable
Naomi (Na-o-me): beautiful; agreeable
Bethlehem (Beth-le-hem):
Ephrath (Eff-rath):
Mahlon (Mah-lon):
So (Soh):