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As was noted above, according to Zohar Hadash on Ruth 79a, Chilion gave Ruth her name; this was not her original name, and therefore is Hebrew and not Moabite.
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According to one midrashic source (Ruth Rabbah 3: 7) Naomi was pregnant when she went to Bethlehem (“I went away full” — Ruth 1: 21), thus her first misfortune, even before the deaths of Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion, was her miscarriage.
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As was noted, R. Meir stressed that Mahlon and Chilion could have taken advantage of this law, but chose not to.
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According to Ruth Zuta (1: 2), Mahlon was worthier than Chilion.
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The first redeemer refused to marry Ruth because he was as yet unaware of this new halakhah and feared that he would be punished like Mahlon and Chilion (Ruth Rabbah 7: 10).
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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah.
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And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
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For example, the Book of Ruth presents Illness (Mahlon) and Failing (Chilion), both of whom die by the fifth verse.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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For example, the Book of Ruth presents Illness (Mahlon) and Failing (Chilion), both of whom die by the fifth verse.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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For example, the Book of Ruth presents Illness (Mahlon) and Failing (Chilion), both of whom die by the fifth verse.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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