Ruth 1:2

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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

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Aquinas Study Bible

AD 2017

Ephrathites of Bethlehem: Bethlehem and Ephrathah were the same town; but formerly it was called Ephrathah, after Ephrath the wife of Caleb, who was buried there. But it was later called Bethlehem, that is, house of bread, on account of the amazing fertility of the land. (Hugh of St. Cher Com Ruth)

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Elimelech. Josephus and others read erroneously, Abimelech. He was probably called also Jokim, 1 Paralipomenon iv. 22. Ephrathites. This title often designates people of the tribe of Ephraim; (Judges xii. 5., and 1 Kings i. 2,) but here it means those of Ephrata, which is also called Bethlehem of Juda, about five or six miles south of Jerusalem, Genesis xxxv. 19., and Micheas v. 2. (Calmet)

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