Ruth 1:7
Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
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Gill's Exposition
Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was,.... What part of Moab she had dwelt in, and now removed from, is not said; it is called the country or field of Moab, she returned from; hence…
See here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, Rut 1:6. Though she could not stay in it while the famine lasted, she would not stay out of it when the famine ceased. Though the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
to return Strictly only appropriate to Naomi, cf. Rth 1:22 etc.; the author unconsciously reveals that he is writing from Palestine.