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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Mahlon (Man living before Israel's Monarchy)

Naomi's son, and Ruth's first husband. He died in Moab with his brother and father, which left Ruth a widow with no child before she went back to Bethlehem with Naomi and married Boaz.

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Naomi's son, and Ruth's first husband. He died in Moab with his brother and father, which left Ruth a widow with no child before she went back to Bethlehem with Naomi and married Boaz.

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Mahlon was Naomi's son and Ruth's first husband, who died in Moab along with his brother and father, leaving Ruth a childless widow before her return to Bethlehem with Naomi and her eventual marriage to Boaz.

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The word

H4248

Where it appears
  • Ruth 1:2
  • Ruth 1:5
  • Ruth 4:9
  • Ruth 4:10

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