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"Do not call me Naomi," she replied. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

Chapter Outline

1. Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there
4. Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also
6. Naomi, returning homeward
8. dissuades her two daughters-in-law from going with her
14. Orpah leaves her, but Ruth with great constancy accompanies her
19. The two come to Bethlehem, where they are gladly received

Timeline

1140 BC

Naomi, Ruth and Boaz

People

Chilion, Elimelech, Ephrathites, Mahlon, Mara, Naomi, Orpah, Ruth

Places

Bethlehem, Moab

Topics

Almighty, Bitter, Bitterly, Dealt, Fate, Mara, Marah, Naomi, Na'omi, Ruler

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NASB: She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

KJV: And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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