Ruth 1:2
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab and lived there.
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Cross references
- Genesis 35:19 Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
- 1 Samuel 17:21 Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
- Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.