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Bible Hero
Elimelech
- Era
- Early Iron Age (~1100 BCE) Israelite hill country during the time of the Judges
- First appears in
- First appears in Ruth 1:1-4:22
Who is Elimelech?
A lean middle-aged man in a plain undyed wool tunic under a faded brown travel mantle, tied with a woven cord. His dark beard is lightly grayed, and a simple wool head-cloth shields his tired face. He wears dusty leather sandals and carries a small travel bundle, with a humble rural silhouette.