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NASB | Ruth 1:1 Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
Subject: Which "land of Moab" in Ruth? |
Bible Note: Hello Jim, That's what I get for trying to answer from memory. :-( Sorry about the mix-up. It's Amorites, not Ammonites. The book of Ruth says they moved to the land/country of Moab and refers to Ruth as a Moabitess throughout. Based on these two pieces of evidence, I can say that Elimilech took his family outside the region controlled by Israel into the region controlled by Moab. Steve |