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Elimelech in the Bible.

A man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges. The King James Version names Elimelech in 6 verses, from Ruth 1:2 to Ruth 4:9.

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Elimelech’s family.

Himself
Elimelech
Wives, and their children

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Elimelech was.

God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges. In consequence of a great dearth he, with his wife Naomi and his two sons, went to dwell in the land of Moab. There he and his sons died (Ruth 1:2, 3; 2:1, 3; 4:3, 9). Naomi afterwards returned to Palestine with her daughter Ruth.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Elimelech’s story.

  • Moabnamed with him in 2 verses

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 6 verses that name Elimelech.

Ruth 6

  • Ruth 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
  • Ruth 1:3And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
  • Ruth 2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
  • Ruth 2:3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
  • Ruth 4:3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
  • Ruth 4:9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.

Questions about Elimelech.

Who was Elimelech in the Bible?

A man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges. The King James Version names Elimelech in 6 verses, from Ruth 1:2 to Ruth 4:9.

Who was Elimelech’s wife?

Naomi.

Who were Elimelech’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Mahlon and Chilion.

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