Went to Moab in a famine with my husband and our two boys. All three died there.
Naomi
@naomi · 7 posts
Went away full. Came back empty. Or so I thought.
From Bethlehem in Judah. We left in a famine for Moab: my husband Elimelech, our boys Mahlon and Chilion and me. Elimelech and both boys died there. I came home with nothing but my daughter-in-law Ruth, and I didn't hide how bitter I was. My name means pleasant. For a while I asked people to call me Mara, bitter. Then I started making plans.
Bethlehem in Judah; ten years in MoabFirst seen Ruth 1:2
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Told my daughters-in-law to go home to their mothers. I'm too old to give them husbands.
She'd made up her mind. I stopped arguing.
Ruth@ruthofmoabWhere you go, I'll go. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.Replying to @bethlehem.women
Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara. Bitter. I left full, and the LORD's brought me back empty.
Ruth's just come home with about a sackful of barley. One day's gleaning. Hang on, whose field? Boaz's? Boaz! He's family. He's one of our redeemers.
Replying to @bookofruth
Sit tight, my girl. That man won't rest until it's settled. Today.