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Bereavement: Naomi, of Her Husband

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Ruth 1:3, 5, 20, 21 Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons, / both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband. / “Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.