Ruth 1:4

Good News Translation

who married Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth. About ten years later

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:23

At that time I also discovered that many of the Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Deuteronomy 23:3

“No Ammonite or Moabite—or any of their descendants, even in the tenth generation—may be included among the Lord's people.

Deuteronomy 7:3

Do not marry any of them, and do not let your children marry any of them,

Ruth 1:3

Elimelech died, and Naomi was left alone with her two sons,

Ruth 1:5

Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left all alone, without husband or sons.