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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74106" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74106" /> == | ||
<p> '''Na'omi''' or ''' Nao'mi.''' ''(my delight).'' The wife of Elimelech, and mother-in-law of Ruth. Ruth 1:2; etc.; Ruth 2:1; etc.; Ruth 3:1; Ruth 4:3; etc. [[(B.C.]] 1363). The name is derived from a root signifying ''sweetness'' or ''pleasantness'' . [[Naomi]] left [[Judea]] with her husband and two sons, in a time of famine, and went to the land of Moab. Here, her husband and sons died; and on her return to Bethlehem, she wished to be known as | <p> '''Na'omi''' or ''' Nao'mi.''' ''(my delight).'' The wife of Elimelech, and mother-in-law of Ruth. Ruth 1:2; etc.; Ruth 2:1; etc.; Ruth 3:1; Ruth 4:3; etc. [[(B.C.]] 1363). The name is derived from a root signifying ''sweetness'' or ''pleasantness'' . [[Naomi]] left [[Judea]] with her husband and two sons, in a time of famine, and went to the land of Moab. Here, her husband and sons died; and on her return to Bethlehem, she wished to be known as [[Mara]] , ''bitterness'' , instead of [[Naomi]] , ''sweetness'' . ''See '' [[Mara]] ''.'' </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67839" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67839" /> == | ||
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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70553" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70553" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Naomi]] (''na-ô'mî'' or ''nâ'o-mî'' ), ''my delight.'' The wife of Elimelech, and the mother-in-law of Ruth, and who moved with their two sons from [[Judæa]] to [[Moab]] in the time of a famine. Ruth 1:2. Elimelech died, and also his two sons, each leaving a widow; Naomi, thus bereaved, started back to her native country. [[Orpah]] remained behind, but Ruth accompanied her. Once back in Bethlehem, she wished to be known by the name Mara—"bitterness." She thenceforth acted the part of a faithful mother to Ruth. </p> | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198087" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198087" /> == | ||
