Biblical figure
Who was Ruth?
A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab.
First appears in Ruth 1:4 · 2 books · 5 chapters
Overview
A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab.
Ruth first appears in Ruth 1:4. In this repository’s biblical text, this figure is associated with 13 verse mentions across 2 books, most notably Ruth, Matthew.
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