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Orpah
Orpah is a Moabite woman in the Book of Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi and the sister-in-law of Ruth. After her husband's death, she heeded her mother-in-law's urging and returned to her homeland of Moab.
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- RuthPeople
Ruth is a Moabite woman and the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Ruth. She followed her mother-in-law Naomi to Bethlehem, married Boaz, and became the great-grandmother of King David.
- Mahlon and ChilionPeople
Mahlon and Chilion are the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi in the Book of Ruth. During the period of the judges they moved with their family to Moab to escape a famine, married Moabite women, and died there. Mahlon's wife was Ruth.
- Ruth 1Bible
Ruth 1 tells how the family of Elimelech, having moved to Moab during a famine in the time of the judges, loses all its men, and how Naomi returns to Bethlehem with her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth.
- OrphanBible
In the Bible, an orphan is a child who has lost his or her father and has no one to provide protection. Together with the widow and the stranger, the orphan is repeatedly named as one of the vulnerable whom God cares for in a special way and whom the community is obligated to protect.
- Orphans and WidowsBible
"Orphans and widows" is a biblical word pair for people whose livelihood and legal protection were weakened by the loss of a husband or father. Often grouped with the sojourner, they represent the socially vulnerable for whom God shows special care.
Verses in the King James Version 2, showing 2
- Ruth 1:4
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.
- Ruth 1:14
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
All 2 verses in KJV. Searching another translation? Try the World English Bible.