The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi.[a] The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites(A) from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the fields of Moab and settled there.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 = Pleasant; also in v. 20

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