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Rth 1:2 (KJV) — And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Rth 1:2 (ESV) — The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Elimelech	The Rabbins say, that Elimelech was the son of Salmon, who married Rahab; and that Naomi was his niece.
Naomi	Rth 1:20
Mahlon	It is imagined, and not without probability, that Mahlon and Chilion are the same with Joash and Saraph, mentioned in 1Ch 4:22.
Ephrathites	Gen 35:19; 1Sa 1:1; 1Sa 17:21; Mic 5:2
continued	Heb. were.