Elimelech
Elimelech (husband of Naomi)
Elimelech was a man from Bethlehem in Judah who, during a time of famine, moved his family to the land of Moab. He is the husband of Naomi and the father of two sons, Mahlon and Kilion. The family faced many challenges in Moab, including the deaths of Elimelech and his sons.
Associations
- Died in Moab (Ruth 1:3)
- Married to Naomi (Ruth 1:1-2)
- Member of Ephrathite (Ruth 1:2)
- Mentioned with plague (Ruth 1:1)
- Parent of Mahlon (Ruth 1:2), Kilion (Ruth 1:2)
- Related to Boaz (Ruth 2:1), Elimelech's Redeemer (Ruth 3:12)
- Resident of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:1-2)
- Visited Moab (Ruth 1:1)
Family
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style person/elimelech fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/obed(["Obed"])
person/mahlon(["Mahlon"])
person/orpah(["Orpah"])
person/salmon(["Salmon"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
person/elimelech(["Elimelech"])
person/rahab(["Rahab"])
person/ruth(["Ruth"])
person/elimelechs_redeemer(["Elimelech's Redeemer"])
person/boaz(["Boaz"])
person/kilion(["Kilion"])
click person/obed "../../person/obed/"
click person/mahlon "../../person/mahlon/"
click person/orpah "../../person/orpah/"
click person/salmon "../../person/salmon/"
click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/"
click person/rahab "../../person/rahab/"
click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/"
click person/elimelechs_redeemer "../../person/elimelechs_redeemer/"
click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/"
click person/kilion "../../person/kilion/"
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person/ruth <-->|married to| person/kilion
person/rahab -->|parent of| person/boaz
person/mahlon <-->|married to| person/orpah
person/elimelech <-->|married to| person/naomi
person/ruth <-->|married to| person/boaz
person/naomi -->|parent of| person/kilion
person/boaz -->|parent of| person/obed
person/elimelech -->|related to| person/boaz
person/elimelech -->|parent of| person/kilion
person/naomi -->|parent of| person/ruth
person/salmon -->|parent of| person/boaz
person/naomi -->|related to| person/elimelechs_redeemer
person/naomi -->|parent of| person/obed
person/ruth -->|related to| person/elimelechs_redeemer
person/elimelech -->|parent of| person/mahlon
person/elimelech -->|related to| person/elimelechs_redeemer
Social / political
graph TD;
style person/elimelech fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/elimelech(["Elimelech"])
group/ephrathite(["Ephrathite"])
click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/"
click group/ephrathite "../../group/ephrathite/"
person/elimelech -->|member of| group/ephrathite
Geographic
graph TD;
style person/elimelech fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/rachel(["Rachel"])
place/bethlehem(["Bethlehem"])
person/mahlon(["Mahlon"])
person/kilion(["Kilion"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
person/elimelech(["Elimelech"])
person/ruth(["Ruth"])
place/moab(["Moab"])
person/boaz(["Boaz"])
click person/rachel "../../person/rachel/"
click place/bethlehem "../../place/bethlehem/"
click person/mahlon "../../person/mahlon/"
click person/kilion "../../person/kilion/"
click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/"
click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/"
click place/moab "../../place/moab/"
click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/"
person/kilion -->|died in| place/moab
person/kilion .->|visited| place/moab
person/boaz .->|visited| place/bethlehem
person/boaz -->|resident of| place/bethlehem
person/mahlon -->|died in| place/moab
person/mahlon .->|visited| place/moab
person/elimelech -->|died in| place/moab
person/elimelech .->|visited| place/moab
person/naomi -->|resident of| place/bethlehem
person/rachel -->|buried in| place/bethlehem
person/rachel -->|died in| place/bethlehem
person/elimelech -->|resident of| place/bethlehem
person/ruth -->|resident of| place/bethlehem
person/naomi .->|visited| place/moab
Textual / symbolic
graph TD;
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place/bethlehem(["Bethlehem"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
person/elimelech(["Elimelech"])
person/ruth(["Ruth"])
group/ephrathite(["Ephrathite"])
place/ephrathah(["Ephrathah"])
person/boaz(["Boaz"])
event/plague(["plague"])
click place/bethlehem "../../place/bethlehem/"
click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/"
click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/"
click group/ephrathite "../../group/ephrathite/"
click place/ephrathah "../../place/ephrathah/"
click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/"
click event/plague "../../event/plague/"
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place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/naomi
place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/elimelech
place/bethlehem <.->|associated with| person/ruth
group/ephrathite .->|associated with| person/elimelech
place/bethlehem <-->|name matches| place/ephrathah
place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/boaz