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Ruth swearing to Naomi by Jan Victors, 1653 Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab, by William Blake. Naomi (Classically / ˈ n eɪ. oʊ m aɪ, n eɪ ˈ oʊ m aɪ /, [1] colloquially / n eɪ ˈ oʊ m i, ˈ n eɪ. oʊ m i /; [2] Hebrew: נָעֳמִי, Modern: Noʻomī, Tiberian: Nā‘ŏmī) is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ruth.
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Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795 "The Gleaners", an engraving illustrating the Book of Ruth by Gustave Doré (1832–1883). Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest and, in order to support her mother-in-law and herself, Ruth goes to the fields to glean.
It also reflects the cultural norm pervasive in Tanakh of naming children based on external events, such as Naomi changing her own name to Mara (“Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me."), Abram having his name changed to Abraham, Peleg (lit. "division") being named after the division of nations. Mahlon and ...
Orpah (right) leaving Ruth and Naomi. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1576. Woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Orpah (Hebrew: עָרְפָּה ʿOrpā, meaning "neck" or "fawn") is a woman mentioned in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. She was from Moab and was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and wife of Chilion. [1]
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Elimelech is a descendant of the Tribe of Judah, and was the husband of Naomi and the father of Machalon and Chilyon. The family lived in Bethlehem in Judea. Due to famine, Elimelech and his family left the Land of Israel and settled in Moab, where he died. His children, Machalon and Chilyon, married two Moabite women, Ruth and Arpah. When ...
Wolf, Naomi. The end of America : a letter of warning to a young patriot / Naomi Wolf. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-933392-79-0 1. Civil rights—United States. 2. Abuse of administrative power—United States. 3. National security—United States. 4. United States—Politics and government—2001– I. Title. JC599 ...