Ruth 1:22 meaning and explanation
So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Ruth 1:22, Berean Standard Bible
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Ruth 1:22 closes the chapter by summarizing what has happened: Naomi, an Israelite widow, comes back from Moab with Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, after both their husbands died. The narrator calls Ruth "the Moabitess," a label that will matter later, since Israel's law viewed Moabites with suspicion.
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