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 Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
And Salmon begat Boaz of Rachab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of Yahweh; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of Yahweh 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 also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.