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Orpah. [Or'pah]


Wife of Chilion son of Elimelech. She wept at parting from her mother-in-law, but she returned to Moab when Naomi with Ruth came to Canaan. Ruth 1: 4, 14. She stands in contrast to Ruth, whose faith and trust in the God of Israel were so highly rewarded.