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NASB	Ruth 1:4 They took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.
AMPLIFIED 2015	Ruth 1:4 They took wives from the Moabite women; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years;

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Bible Question: can you explain to me why Orpah left Naiomi and Ruth?

Bible Answer: There is no account in the record why Ruth opted to go to Bethlehem with her mother-in-law Naomi and why Orpah stayed behind in her country of Moab. Naomi told both of them to return to their own homes in Moab, but at first both of the daughters-in-law were in unison, saying "Surely we will return with you to your people." Naomi said again to them, "Turn back, my daughters." And she painted a gloomy picture for them of the possibility of ever being able again to bear sons to be their husbands. The key that could possibly be the answer to your question of why Orpah turned back (and Ruth went with Naomi) may be found in 1:14-16. In v.14, Orpah kissed Naomi and left, but Ruth clung to her. In v.15, Naomi says to Ruth, "Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and TO HER GODS; return after your sister-in-law." And in v.16, Ruth says, "Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and YOUR GOD MY GOD."....Please note that I have set the references to 'gods' and 'God' in upper case. This may be the clue to why Orpah stayed in Moab, the land of false gods, and why Ruth (your God my God) chose to accompany Naomi to Bethlehem. There is the strong possibility that Ruth had already been called by God to faith and obedience and to fulfill the divinely designed role of being in the lineage of the Messiah. --Hank

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