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Elimelech

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6
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Elimelech was a Bethlehemite who, along with his wife Naomi and two sons, migrated to Moab during a famine in Israel. Though he died in Moab, his family became central to the book of Ruth, and his name is preserved in the genealogy of King David through his wife Naomi's redemption.

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"The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and lived there."
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