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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Elimelech
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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ELIMELECH . The husband of Naomi and father of Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-Judah (cf. 1 Samuel 17:12 ). He is spoken of as if he were the head of a clan in the tribe of Judah (cf. Ruth 2:1; Ruth 2:3 ). This would be the Hezronites ( 1 Chronicles 2:9 , cf. Genesis 46:12 ).
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Elimelech'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​e/elimelech.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Elimelech'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​e/elimelech.html. 1909.