Naomi
Naomi (mother in law of Ruth)
Naomi was the wife of Elimelech and the mother-in-law of Ruth. She was originally from Bethlehem in Judah but moved to Moab with her husband and two sons during a time of famine. After the deaths of her husband and sons, Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem. Her story is one of loss, faith, and redemption, as she encourages Ruth to stay with her and ultimately finds hope through Ruth's marriage to Boaz, which leads to their inclusion in the lineage of King David.
Associations
- Blessed Boaz (Ruth 2:19)
- Enemy of Yahweh (Ruth 1:13), Shaddai (Ruth 1:20-21)
- Married to Elimelech (Ruth 1:1-2)
- Name matches Mara (Naomi name matches Mara) (Ruth 1:20)
- Parent of Mahlon (Ruth 1:2), Kilion (Ruth 1:2), Ruth (Ruth 1:2), Obed (Ruth 4:17)
- Related to Elimelech's Redeemer (Ruth 3:12)
- Resident of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:19)
- Visited Moab (Ruth 1:1)
Family
graph TD;
style person/naomi fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/obed(["Obed"])
person/mahlon(["Mahlon"])
person/orpah(["Orpah"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
person/jesse(["Jesse"])
person/elimelech(["Elimelech"])
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/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
click person/jesse "../../person/jesse/"
click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/"
click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/"
click person/elimelechs_redeemer "../../person/elimelechs_redeemer/"
click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/"
click person/kilion "../../person/kilion/"
person/naomi -->|parent of| person/mahlon
person/ruth <-->|married to| person/kilion
person/obed -->|parent of| person/jesse
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/naomi -->|parent of| person/ruth
person/elimelech -->|parent of| person/kilion
person/naomi -->|related to| person/elimelechs_redeemer
person/naomi -->|parent of| person/obed
person/ruth -->|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/naomi fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
being/shaddai(["Shaddai"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
being/yahweh(["Yahweh"])
click being/shaddai "../../being/shaddai/"
click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
click being/yahweh "../../being/yahweh/"
being/yahweh <-->|enemy of| person/naomi
person/naomi <-->|enemy of| being/shaddai
Geographic
graph TD;
style person/naomi 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
Action / event
graph TD;
style person/naomi fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/boaz(["Boaz"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/"
click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
person/naomi -->|blessed| person/boaz
Textual / symbolic
graph TD;
style person/naomi fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/mara(["Mara"])
place/bethlehem(["Bethlehem"])
person/naomi(["Naomi"])
person/elimelech(["Elimelech"])
person/ruth(["Ruth"])
place/ephrathah(["Ephrathah"])
person/boaz(["Boaz"])
click person/mara "../../person/mara/"
click place/bethlehem "../../place/bethlehem/"
click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/"
click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/"
click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/"
click place/ephrathah "../../place/ephrathah/"
click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/"
place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/naomi
person/mara <-->|name matches| person/naomi
place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/elimelech
place/bethlehem <.->|associated with| person/ruth
place/bethlehem <-->|name matches| place/ephrathah
place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/boaz