People of the Bible

Orpah

The name Orpah means “the neck or skull.” Orpah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Ruth 1:4.

Family of Orpah

Spouse

Who was Orpah?

Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion (Ruth 1:4; 4:10). On the death of her husband she accompanied Naomi, her mother-in-law, part of the way to Bethlehem, and then returned to Moab.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Orpah

  • Ruth 1:4

    And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

  • Ruth 1:14

    And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.