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Orpah

Mentioned in 1307 BC traditional (Jones)

Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion (Ruth 1:4; 4:10). On the death of her husband she accompanied Naomi, her mother-in-law, part of the way to Bethlehem, and then returned to Moab.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Partner
Chilion
Born at
Moab
Tagged in
2 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Places

Places named in the same verses as Orpah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. location not graded: Moab0

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1332–1282 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Ruth2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBOrpah 2
KJVOrpah 2
ASVOrpah 2

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Every verse

All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Ruth2 verses
  1. 1:4

    who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,

  2. 1:14

    Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion (Ruth 1:4; 4:10). On the death of her husband she accompanied Naomi, her mother-in-law, part of the way to Bethlehem, and then returned to Moab.