Advertisement - Guide continues below Show Previous Next Elimelech and SonsThe patriarch of this family, and his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, don't stick around long enough to make much of an impression on us. By the time were a few verses into the story, all the gents are dead and their ladies are left to fend for themselves (taking center stage in the process). Though the lives and deaths of Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion really set this whole tale in motion, we don't get any other information about what kind of men they were and how they lived their lives. In fact, the ladies seem more upset that they've been left man-less, than that they've lost these three specific guys. Naomi is bitter about her loss, sure, but she also encourages her daughters-in-law to find new husbands and quickly as possible. No time for grieving, girls, you've got to find a man. Any man will do. Even Naomi's quest to find a husband for Ruth centers around the idea that Ruth will be carrying on her husband's name. But, in the end, Baby Obed is listed in the genealogy as the son of Boaz, not Mahlon. Geez, Mahlon can't even catch a break after he's dead. Here, the men are really reduced to nothing more than a plot device to push Naomi and Ruth into a domestic adventure. Even the names of the two sons indicate that they won't be sticking around long. Mahlon means "weakness" or "sickness" and Chilion mean "annihilation" or "consumption" (source, p. 241). Whoa, Elimelech and Naomi were really bad at picking baby names. If you've been paying attention up to this point in the Bible, you've probably caught on that stories about women and from a woman's point of view tend to be few and far between. But the demise of Elimelech and his sons lets us focus on the pluck and tenacity of our heroines. Yeah, it may be a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothin' without Ruth and Naomi. Previous Next More on The Book of Ruth Navigation Tired of ads?Join today and never see them again. What happened to Mahlon and Chilion?Mahlon married Ruth and Chilion married Orpah, and they dwelled in the land for about ten years. Then sorrow came again to Naomi for her sons Mahlon and Chilion both died. Since the famine in Bethlehem was over, Naomi decided she would return to the land of her kinsfolk.
What does Elimelech mean in the Bible?Meaning:my God is king. Elimelech is a Hebrew name meaning "my God is king." Elimelech appears in the Bible as the husband of Naomi, and is the first name mentioned in the Book of Ruth.
Why did Elimelech Naomi and their two sons leave the region of Judah and sojourn in Moab?The Book of. Ruth. Elimelech and his family go to Moab because of famine—His sons marry—The father and sons die—Ruth, the Moabitess, her husband having died, remains constant to Naomi—They come to Bethlehem. 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the ajudges ruled, that there was a famine in the land.
Who did Elimelech marry?The Bible presents Naomi as the wife of Elimelech, who is related to Boaz. The. midrash supplies additional genealogical details about Naomi and her family.
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