Thematic Bible: Naomi, of her husband


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Sometime later Naomi's husband Elimelech died, so she and her two sons were left alone. Verse ConceptsWidows

Then Naomi's two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. So the woman was left all alone -- bereaved of her two children as well as her husband! Verse ConceptsActual WidowsBereavement

But she replied to them, "Don't call me 'Naomi'! Call me 'Mara' because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly. I left here full, but the Lord has caused me to return empty-handed. Why do you call me 'Naomi,' seeing that the Lord has opposed me, and the Sovereign One has caused me to suffer?"

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