Genesis 12:10The Passion TranslationAt that time, a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to travel down to Egypt and live there as a foreigner. See the chapter |
During the era when champion-deliverers ruled in Israel, a severe famine overtook the land. Elimelech, a man of importance, left Bethlehem and immigrated to the country of Moab. He took with him his wife Naomi and their two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. They belonged to the clan of Ephrath from Bethlehem in Judah. While residing in Moab,