2. Elimelech —signifies "My God is king." Naomi —"fair or pleasant"; and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, are supposed to be the same as Joash and Saraph ( :- ). Ephrathites —The ancient name of Beth-lehem was Ephrath ( Genesis 35:19 ; Genesis 48:7 ), which was continued after the occupation of the land by the Hebrews, even down to the time of the prophet Micah ( Micah 5:2 ). Beth-lehem-judah —so called to distinguish it from a town of the same name in Zebulun. The family, compelled to emigrate to Moab through pressure of a famine, settled for several years in that country. After the death of their father, the two sons married Moabite women. This was a violation of the Mosaic law ( Deuteronomy 7:3 ; Deuteronomy 23:3 ; Ezra 9:2 ; Nehemiah 13:23 ); and Jewish writers say that the early deaths of both the young men were divine judgments inflicted on them for those unlawful connections. Nehemiah 13:23- : . NAOMI RETURNING HOME, RUTH ACCOMPANIES HER. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"
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