Ruth 1:4

New American Bible - revised edition

They married Moabite women, one named Orpah, the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years,

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:23

Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, or Moab.

Matthew 1:5

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse,

Deuteronomy 23:3

No one born of an illicit union may come into the assembly of the Lord, nor any descendant of such even to the tenth generation may come into the assembly of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 7:3

You shall not intermarry with them, neither giving your daughters to their sons nor taking their daughters for your sons.

Ruth 1:3

Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.

Ruth 1:5

both Mahlon and Chilion died also, and the woman was left with neither her two boys nor her husband.