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Ruth 1:1 (MSG)
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1 Once upon a time--it was back in the days when judges led Israel--there was a famine in the land. A man from Bethlehem in Judah left home to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
Definition(s):
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession
Bethlehem (Beth-le-hem):
