Names in the Book of Ruth Elimelech: My God is King Naomi: Pleasantness, delight (later Mara, Bitterness) Mahlon: Invalid, sickly Chilion: Wasting away, death Ruth: Companion, friendship Boaz: In him is strength Our story of Ruth took place when the “judges ruled,” which places the events before the monarchies of Saul, David, and Solomon. It was a period of about 330 years nestled between Joshua’s conquest of the Promised Land and the anointing of King Saul. It was a time rife