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Naomi

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Hebrew: beautiful)

Wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth, related to Booz (Ruth 1,2). She had migrated to Moab in a time of famine, and returned to Bethlehem after her husband's death.

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Entry for 'Naomi'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​n/naomi.html. 1910.
 
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