Ruth 1:4

New American Standard Bible 2020

And they took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other, Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:23

In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Matthew 1:5

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse.

Deuteronomy 23:3

No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the assembly of the Lord,

Deuteronomy 7:3

Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them: you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.

Ruth 1:3

Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.

Ruth 1:5

Then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.