Mahlon

In the Hebrew language Mahlon means "sickly." Mahlon was the older son of Naomi and Elimelech. He went with them to Moab to escape a famine in Bethlehem. He married a Moabite woman named Ruth. He died ten years later. See Ruth 1:1-5; 4:9-10.

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