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In 1804, English painter George Dawe exhibited his painting “Naomi and Her Daughters” for the first time. It is a moving image of female affection. Naomi s husband and sons have just died, and she and her two daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, are left behind in Moab. The painter captures the crossroads moment when Naomi decides to return to Bethlehem to reunite with her own people. Naomi touches Orpah s hand as Orpah looks away, her head in her hands at the teary farewell. But Ruth clings to Naomi. Her hands are wrapped around Naomi’s neck, and her eyes look up at her mother-in-law with reverence. Naomi places her left arm securely around Ruth. Although the three women s sandaled feet are close together, Ruth’s point toward Naomi while Orpah’s point away.