Ruth 1:4

Ruth 1:5 →

And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Study Helps

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.

Read with

This thought runs through Ruth 1:1-5.

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

Glossary

Moab Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
Orpah Person: Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion ( Ruth 1:4 ; 4:10 ). On the death of her husband she accompanied Naomi, her mother-in-law, part of the way to Bethlehem, and then returned to Moab.
Ruth Person: A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab.