God Takes Away Naomi’s Bitterness Naomi means pleasant. She, her husband, and their two sons leave their home country and travel to Moab because of a famine. While in Moab, her husband dies, leaving her a widow. Later both of her sons die, too, leaving her with two widowed daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth. Naomi blames […]
Marry Pagan Women and Later Die Mahlon and Kilion are the sons of Elimelek and Naomi. During the time of the judges, there’s a famine. In search of food, the family moves from Bethlehem to Moab and settles there. Elimelek dies in Moab. Mahlon and Kilion marry local Moabite girls. Mahlon marries Ruth, and Kilion […]
Orpah Begins a Journey but Returns Home Orpah is the widowed daughter-in-law of Naomi and sister-in-law to Ruth. When Naomi decides to return to Judah, her daughters-in-law start out with her, but Naomi releases them. She encourages them to return to their mothers and find new husbands. Though Ruth stubbornly refuses, Orpah does the smart […]