Bethlehem
: a town 8 km south of Jerusalem,a town of Zebulun 10 km west of Nazareth and 15 km SW of Cana SMM,a town of Judah 8 km south. of Jerusalem (31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(32° 44´, 35° 11´)
Chilion
: son of Elimelech & Naomi; husband of Orpah the Moabitess
Elimelech
: husband of Naomi; a man from Bethlehem
Ephrathite
: member(s) of the clan of Ephrathah (30° 39´, 34° 50´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)
Judah
: the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Mahlon
: son of Elimelech and Naomi; first husband of Ruth
Mara
: an encampment site where Moses made bitter water sweet
Moab
: resident(s) of the country of Moab (31° 29´, 35° 46´)
Moabite
: a female descendant of Moab (31° 29´, 35° 46´)
Moabitess
: a female descendant of Moab (31° 29´, 35° 46´)
Naomi
: wife of Elimelech; mother-in-law of Ruth the Moabitess
Orpah
: a woman of Moab; wife of Chilion son of Ruth
Ruth
: The wife of Boaz; the mother of Obed; an ancestor of Jesus,Moabite wife of Boaz, and great grandmother of King David