Naomi leaves Moab & returns to Bethlehem - Double spread

(Left) Naomi sets out for Bethlehem and discourages her daughters-in-law from accompanying her.  

"But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law: 'Turn back, each of you to her mother’s house...' And she kissed them farewell. They broke into weeping...” (Ruth 1:8-9). 

(Right) References to Moab in the Bible

(Double spread illumination.)

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