Naomi husband in bible
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Naomi (biblical figure)
Ruth's mother-in-law in the Book of Ruth
Naomi (Classically,[1]colloquially;[2]Hebrew: נָעֳמִי, Modern: Noʻomī, Tiberian: Nā‘ŏmī) is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ruth.
Characteristics of naomi in the bible
The etymology of her name is not certain, but it is possible that it means "good, pleasant, lovely, winsome."[3]
Biblical narrative
Naomi is married to a man named Elimelech. A famine causes them to move with their two sons, from their home in Judea to Moab.
While there Elimelech dies, as well as his sons who had gotten married in the meantime. Near destitute, Naomi returns to Bethlehem with one daughter-in-law, Ruth, whom she could not dissuade from accompanying her.[4] Her other daughter-in-law, Orpah, remains in Moab.
When Naomi returns, she tells the Bethlehemites, "Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara (מרא), for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me". Barry Webb points out th