Rut 1:4 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : After Elimelech died, his two sons married Moabite women (Ruth 1:4 ). This was not what God wanted for the Israelites. They were not supposed to marry people from other nations who worshipped other gods. Orpah, one of the wives, later returned to her gods (Ruth 1:15 ). This shows they were not following God. Some old stories say Ruth was a princess, the daughter of the king of Moab, but there is no clear proof of this in the Bible (Judges 12:8

‏ Ruth 1:4

v. 4: After Elimelech died, his two sons married Moabite women (Ruth 1:4 ^a). This was not what God wanted for the Israelites. They were not supposed to marry people from other nations who worshipped other gods. Orpah, one of the wives, later returned to her gods (Ruth 1:15 ^b). This shows they were not following God. Some old stories say Ruth was a princess, the daughter of the king of Moab, but there is no clear proof of this in the Bible (Judges 12:8–10 ^c).