During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem - Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chilion- emigrate to the nearby country of Moab. Elimelech dies and the sons marry two Moabite women: Mahlon marries Ruth and Chilion marries Orpah.
The two sons of Naomi then die themselves. Naomi decides to return to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-In-Law to return to their own Mothers, and remarry. Orpah reluctantly leaves; however ...to be continued...
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