Ruth 1:3

And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

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Interpretation

Elimelech's care to provide for his family, was not to be blamed; but his removal into the country of Moab could not be justified. And the removal ended in the wasting of his family.

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This thought runs through Ruth 1:1-5.

Ruth 1:1 Ruth 1:2 Ruth 1:3 Ruth 1:4 Ruth 1:5

Glossary

Elimelech Tribe: God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges.