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Naomi

mother-in-law of Ruth

Israelite widow from Bethlehem and mother-in-law of Ruth.

20 appearances1 Bible books2 known aliases

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woman from who migrates to during a famine with her husband and two sons. Widowed and bereft of both sons, she returns home with and asks to be called Mara, meaning bitter, because the Almighty has dealt bitterly with her. She guides Ruth toward and ends the book cradling , the grandfather of .

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