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Ruth 1:1-2
Living Bible
Ruth 1:1-2
Living Bible
1 1-2 Long ago when judges ruled in Israel, a man named Elimelech, from Bethlehem,[a] left the country because of a famine and moved to the land of Moab. With him were his wife, Naomi, and his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion.
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- Ruth 1:1 from Bethlehem, literally, “They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah.”
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The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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