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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

Family

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Social / political

graph TD; style person/naomi fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px; being/shaddai(["Shaddai"]) being/yahweh(["Yahweh"]) person/naomi(["Naomi"]) click being/shaddai "../../being/shaddai/" click being/yahweh "../../being/yahweh/" click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/" being/shaddai <-->|enemy of| person/naomi person/naomi <-->|enemy of| being/yahweh

Geographic

graph TD; style person/naomi fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px; person/boaz(["Boaz"]) person/ruth(["Ruth"]) person/mahlon(["Mahlon"]) place/moab(["Moab"]) place/bethlehem(["Bethlehem"]) person/kilion(["Kilion"]) person/elimelech(["Elimelech"]) person/naomi(["Naomi"]) click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/" click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/" click person/mahlon "../../person/mahlon/" click place/moab "../../place/moab/" click place/bethlehem "../../place/bethlehem/" click person/kilion "../../person/kilion/" click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/" click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/" person/naomi .->|visited| place/moab person/elimelech -->|died in| place/moab person/elimelech .->|visited| place/moab person/mahlon .->|visited| place/moab person/mahlon -->|died in| place/moab person/boaz .->|visited| place/bethlehem person/boaz -->|resident of| place/bethlehem person/kilion -->|died in| place/moab person/kilion .->|visited| place/moab person/naomi -->|resident of| place/bethlehem person/ruth -->|resident of| place/bethlehem person/elimelech -->|resident of| place/bethlehem

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/ruth(["Ruth"]) person/boaz(["Boaz"]) person/mara(["Mara"]) place/bethlehem(["Bethlehem"]) person/elimelech(["Elimelech"]) place/ephrathah(["Ephrathah"]) person/naomi(["Naomi"]) click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/" click person/boaz "../../person/boaz/" click person/mara "../../person/mara/" click place/bethlehem "../../place/bethlehem/" click person/elimelech "../../person/elimelech/" click place/ephrathah "../../place/ephrathah/" click person/naomi "../../person/naomi/" person/ruth <.->|associated with| place/bethlehem place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/naomi place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/boaz place/ephrathah <-->|name matches| place/bethlehem person/mara <-->|name matches| person/naomi place/bethlehem .->|associated with| person/elimelech