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Orpah

Orpah was Naomi's daughter-in-law who stayed in Moab after the death of her husband, while Ruth accompanied Naomi to Bethlehem.

The name Orpah means “the neck or skull”

FemaleMoabOld Testament1 book2 verses

Summary

A woman of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Ruth 1:4; only referred to as Orpah (עׇרְפָּה); wife of Chilion.

Glossary entries

Orpah

Family members

Spouse

Chilion

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Ruth 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. Ruth 1:14
    Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.