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Naomi

biblical figure
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Black and white illustration of Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi, both wearing long robes and head coverings, with a third woman standing in the background.
Naomi and Ruth Ruth embracing her mother-in-law, Naomi.

Naomi is a biblical figure, primarily known as the mother-in-law of Ruth, the central character in the Book of Ruth. Naomi was a Judean who moved to Moab with her husband and sons due to a famine in Judah. After her husband and sons died, Naomi planned to return to Bethlehem and urged her Moabite daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, to return to their own people. Ruth, however, famously refused to leave Naomi, pledging her loyalty and devotion. Ruth accompanied Naomi back to Bethlehem, where she later married Boaz and became an ancestress of King David. Naomi's story is celebrated during the Jewish festival of Shavuot.1234

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