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It doesn't matter. When Orpah went back to her own country without raising an heir to Chilion, Mahlon became Elimelech's sole heir. Ruth and Boaz agreed to raise a child (Obed) to inherit everything that would have belonged to Elimelich.

Reference: Ruth 4:9, 10, 17

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