Naomi. Naomi is Ruth's mother-in-law in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Ruth.
The etymology of her name is not certain, but it is possible that it means good, pleasant, lovely, winsome. Naomi is married to a man named Elimelech.
A famine causes them to move with their two sons, from their home in Judea to Moab. While there Elimelech dies, as well as his sons who had gotten married in the meantime.
Near destitute, Naomi returns to Bethlehem with one daughter-in-law, Ruth, whom she could not dissuade from accompanying her. Her other daughter-in-law, Orpah, remains in Moab.
When Naomi returns, she tells the Bethlehemites, Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. Barry Webb points out that there is not only an objective element in her life being bitter through bereavement, dislocation, and poverty, but also a subjective element, the bitterness she feels. He further argues that in Chapter 1 of the Book of Ruth, Naomi's perception of her condition is distorted by self-absorption, but that Ruth plays a key role in her rehabilitation. Abraham Kuyper, on the other hand, asserts that Naomi has such innate nobility of character that she immediately elicits from us our most sincere sympathy. The Book of Ruth depicts the struggles of Naomi and Ruth for survival in a patriarchal environment. The arrival of Naomi and Ruth in Bethlehem coincides with the b
The etymology of her name is not certain, but it is possible that it means good, pleasant, lovely, winsome. Naomi is married to a man named Elimelech.
A famine causes them to move with their two sons, from their home in Judea to Moab. While there Elimelech dies, as well as his sons who had gotten married in the meantime.
Near destitute, Naomi returns to Bethlehem with one daughter-in-law, Ruth, whom she could not dissuade from accompanying her. Her other daughter-in-law, Orpah, remains in Moab.
When Naomi returns, she tells the Bethlehemites, Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. Barry Webb points out that there is not only an objective element in her life being bitter through bereavement, dislocation, and poverty, but also a subjective element, the bitterness she feels. He further argues that in Chapter 1 of the Book of Ruth, Naomi's perception of her condition is distorted by self-absorption, but that Ruth plays a key role in her rehabilitation. Abraham Kuyper, on the other hand, asserts that Naomi has such innate nobility of character that she immediately elicits from us our most sincere sympathy. The Book of Ruth depicts the struggles of Naomi and Ruth for survival in a patriarchal environment. The arrival of Naomi and Ruth in Bethlehem coincides with the b
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