Ruth 1:19-21

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Naomi and Ruth Return

¹⁹So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, ^(A)the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” ²⁰She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi;^[a] call me ^(B)Mara,^[b] for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. ²¹^(C)I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”

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Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant
Ruth 1:20 Mara means bitter

Ruth 4:13-17

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Ruth and Boaz Marry

¹³So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, ^(A)and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. ¹⁴^(B)Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without ^(C)a redeemer, and may his name ^(D)be renowned in Israel! ¹⁵He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, ^(E)who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” ¹⁶Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. ¹⁷^(F)And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.