Orpah
People & Groups • Old Testament
Orpah was a Moabite woman who married a son of Naomi. After her husband died, she began the journey toward Judah with Naomi but returned to her own people in Moab.
Biblical Usage
Orpah appears in the opening account of Ruth as the sister-in-law of Ruth and as the woman who turned back from accompanying Naomi to Judah.
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