Ruth 1:2

New Century Version

So a man named Elimelech left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. His wife was named Naomi, and his two sons were named Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathahites from Bethlehem in Judah. When they came to Moab, they settled there.

Cross References

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath, a district of Bethlehem,

Micah 5:2

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are too small to be among the army groups from Judah, from you will come one who will rule Israel for me. He comes from very old times, from days long ago.”

Judges 17:7

There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah who was from the people of Judah.

Judges 3:30

So that day Moab was forced to be under the rule of Israel, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.

Ruth 1:3

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

Ruth 1:5

when Mahlon and Kilion also died. So Naomi was left alone without her husband or her two sons.

Ruth 2:1

Now Naomi had a rich relative named Boaz, from Elimelech’s family.

Ruth 4:9

Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today. I am buying from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and Kilion and Mahlon.

1 Samuel 1:1

There was a man named Elkanah son of Jeroham from Ramathaim in the mountains of Ephraim. Elkanah was from the family of Zuph. (Jeroham was Elihu’s son. Elihu was Tohu’s son, and Tohu was the son of Zuph from the family group of Ephraim.)

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons. In Saul’s time Jesse was an old man.

1 Samuel 17:21

The Israelites and Philistines were lining up their men to face each other in battle.