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Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.
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The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.
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Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.
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both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.
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But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?
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Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons—
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Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before.
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When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down.
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Naomi Gains a Son
So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
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He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
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The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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The Genealogy of David
This, then, is the family line of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
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Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab,
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Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed,
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Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David.
