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Mahlon in the Bible.

The elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite’s two sons by Naomi. The King James Version names Mahlon in 4 verses, from Ruth 1:2 to Ruth 4:10.

Mahlon’s family.

Father
Mother
Brothers and sisters
Himself
Mahlon
Wives, and their children
Ruthno children named

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

Who Mahlon was.

Sickly, the elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite’s two sons by Naomi. He married Ruth and died childless (Ruth 1:2, 5; 4:9, 10), in the land of Moab.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Mahlon’s story.

  • Moabnamed with him in 1 verse

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

All 4 verses that name Mahlon.

Ruth 4

  • 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 1:5And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
  • 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.
  • Ruth 4:10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.

Questions about Mahlon.

Who was Mahlon in the Bible?

The elder of Elimelech the Bethlehemite’s two sons by Naomi. The King James Version names Mahlon in 4 verses, from Ruth 1:2 to Ruth 4:10.

Who were Mahlon’s parents?

His father was Elimelech and his mother Naomi.

Who was Mahlon’s wife?

Ruth.

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