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Elimelech moved his family to Moab due to a famine, while there he and his sons died leaving their widows behind.
Naomi tells her daughters-in-law to return to their home so that they may find Moabite husbands. Orpah leaves but Ruth stays.
Ruth commits to following Naomi wherever she goes and following her God. She returns to Bethlehem with Naomi.
Chapter 1 revolves around the tragic circumstances and heartache experienced by a woman from Bethlehem named Naomi. She travels with her extended family to Moab since there is a famine in the land of Israel. While in Moab, her husband and sons die. One of her daughter-in-laws returns to her relatives to start a new life while one daughter-in-law, Ruth, remains with Naomi no matter what.
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