Holy Scripture

Ruth 1:4

A church father on this verse
“Therefore, if we acknowledge that Thamar is described in the genealogies on account of a mystery in the Lord's generations, we must also certainly not consider Ruth to be overlooked for the same reason: about whom the holy Apostle seems to have had an understanding, when he foresaw through the Spirit that the calling…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Commentary on Luke

Source: Septuagint

Original

4And they took to themselves wives, women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years.

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2And the man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name Naomi, and the names of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem of Judah: and they came to the land of Moab, and remained there.

3And Elimelech the husband of Naomi died; and she was left, and her two sons.

— Ruth 1:4 —

5And both Mahlon and Chilion died also; and the woman was left of her husband and her two sons.

6And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people to give them bread.

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