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Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, moved to Moab during a famine. His occupation is not known; the Bible never says.

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Elimelech was an Israelite from Bethlehem who was described in The Bible as a wealthy landowner.

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How do you pronounce Elimelech?

Elimelech is pronounced as eh-lee-MEH-lek. The emphasis is on the second syllable, "meh".


Who was chilion?

Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi in the Bible. He married a Moabite woman named Orpah, but both he and his brother Mahlon died, leaving Naomi a widow with her two daughters-in-law.


Why were naomi and elimelech forced to flee Bethlehem and journey to moab?

She was returning home because her husband had died and her daughters husband's had died so they decided to go back to their native country. Ruth went along to help her.


Why did Elimelech live with his family in Moab?

Famine.There was a famine in the era of the Judges. A prominent man named Elimelech went to wait out the lean years in the neighboring land of Moab, with his wife (Naomi) and two sons. The sons married Moabite women and later died, and Elimelech also died.Naomi decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, accompanied her with the intention of converting to Judaism. The two were penniless, and supported themselves by gleaning grain (Leviticus 23:22) in other people's fields. Naomi advised Ruth to glean in the field of Boaz, since he was a relative of Elimelech.Boaz commanded his field-workers to be considerate toward her.Naomi, seeking a husband for the young Ruth, sent her to Boaz's threshing-floor when he would be there, in the hope that he would want to marry her. Boaz informed her that there was another relative who, according to custom, had prerogative to redeem Elimelech's field and marry her. The next day, the other man refused to take Ruth, and she and Boaz were married.More information:Ruth was a superlative servant of God.Naomi and her family had sojourned in Moab during a famine. Ruth, a Moabitess, became Naomi's daughter-in-law. She had had a long stretch of time during which she observed Naomi's righteousness, and she (Ruth) became convinced that she must serve the One God and abandon her former idolatry. She went on to become so righteous that God made her the ancestress of King David.More about the Hebrew Bible


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Dror Elimelech was born in 1956.


Who was naomi's husband?

Elimelech (Ruth 1:1-3). Elimelech and Naomi had two sons, Mahlon and Chilion.


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Elimelech's wife in the Bible was Naomi.


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Elimelech has written: 'DIVRE ELIMELEKH, IMRE ELIMELEKH'


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Zvi Elimelech Halberstam was born in 1952.


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Stav Elimelech was born on 1969-11-09.


How do you pronounce Elimelech?

Elimelech is pronounced as eh-lee-MEH-lek. The emphasis is on the second syllable, "meh".


When was Sharon Elimelech born?

Sharon Elimelech was born in 1971, in Tel Aviv, Israel.


How did Elimelech die?

august 22nd


How do you pronounce the name elimelech?

Elee-melekh