And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
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HopeHesedProvidenceLoyalty
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Glossary
- Orpah Person
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Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion ( Ruth 1:4 ; 4:10 ). On the death of her husband she accompanied Naomi, her mother-in-law, part of the way to Bethlehem, and then returned to Moab.
- Ruth Person
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A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab.