Elimelek

Elimelech [N] [H] [S]

God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days of the judges. In consequence of a great dearth he, with his wife Naomi and his two sons, went to dwell in the land of Moab. There he and his sons died ( Ruth 1:2  Ruth 1:3 ;  Ruth 2:1  Ruth 2:3 ;  Ruth 4:3  Ruth 4:9 ). Naomi afterwards returned to Palestine with her daughter Ruth. 

 

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.