And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of the LORD for ever:
neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.