When the Israelite Naomi and her two Gentile daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, are left as widows, Naomi begs them to return to their own people. Orpah agrees, but Ruth declares she will never forsake ...

First-time visitors to Israel are always impressed with tels, the Hebrew word for the tall mounds of earth dotting so much of the countryside. As archaeologists dig through the tels' many layers, the ...

ARLEE - As the sun came up bright and strong on the morning of June 7, 2006, and escorted on the melodies of songbirds, Orpah Hedwig Benz Willison Chaussee's Lord and Savior welcomed his good and ...

Orpah G. (Glass) Reigel, 86, of Leesport, passed away on Friday July 19, 2013 in Berks Heim County Home. She was born in Mohnton, a daughter of the late Ruth Glass. Orpah was the wife of the late ...

You may be familiar with the story in the book of Ruth. Elimilech, Naomi, and their two sons moved from Bethlehem to Moab during a cycle of famine in Judah. The Moabites and Israelites were ...