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Rth 1:2 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

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.

Correlating Passages

Naomi

Rth 1:20

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Mahlon

1Ch 4:22

And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And [these are] ancient things.

Ephrathites

	Gen 35:19	And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
	1Sa 1:1	Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
	1Sa 17:21	For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
	Mic 5:2	But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ruth 1:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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