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Title: A Farmer's Wife
The Story of Ruth

Author: J. H. Willard

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A FARMER'S WIFE

The Story of Ruth

by

J. H. WILLARD

Illustrated

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[Illustration: Working in the fields]

A FARMER'S WIFE

THE STORY OF RUTH.

In the district called Ephrath, belonging to the tribe of Judah, stood
the city of Bethlehem, or "house of bread." It was a city with walls
and gates, and lay between fruitful hills and well-watered valleys.
There among pleasant cornfields and pasture lands lived a man named
Elimelech, which means "my God is my King." He was descended from one
of the princes of Judah, and was a man of means and consequence.

[Illustration: A FERTILE REGION IN PALESTINE.]

Elimelech's wife was named Naomi, meaning "pleasant," and they had two
sons whose names were Mahlon and Chilion. This old and noble family
lived in this fertile region, amid pleasant surround