Ruth 1:1 Cross References

Ruth 1:1

1: In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a man from Bethlehem in Judah left the country because of a severe famine. He took his wife and two sons and went to live in the country of Moab.

Genesis 12:10

  1. At that time there was a severe famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to wait it out.

Genesis 26:1

  1. Now a severe famine struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham's time. So Isaac moved to Gerar, where Abimelech, king of the Philistines, lived.

Ezekiel 14:13

  1. "Son of man, suppose the people of a country were to sin against me, and I lifted my fist to crush them, cutting off their food supply and sending a famine to destroy both people and animals alike.

Genesis 43:1

  1. But there was no relief from the terrible famine throughout the land.

Psalms 105:16

  1. He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

2 Kings 8:1

  1. Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, "Take your family and move to some other place, for the LORD has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years."
  2. So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

Judges 17:8

  1. arrived in that area of Ephraim, looking for a good place to live. He happened to stop at Micah's house as he was traveling through.

1 Kings 18:2

  1. So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe in Samaria.

Joel 1:10

  1. The fields are ruined and empty of crops. The grain, the wine, and the olive oil are gone.
  2. Despair, all you farmers! Wail, all you vine growers! Weep, because the wheat and barley--yes, all the field crops--are ruined.

Deuteronomy 28:23

  1. The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron.
  2. The LORD will turn your rain into sand and dust, and it will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed.

Jeremiah 14:1

  1. This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD, explaining why he was holding back the rain:

Leviticus 26:19

  1. I will break down your arrogant spirit by making the skies above as unyielding as iron and the earth beneath as hard as bronze.

Judges 2:16

  1. Then the LORD raised up judges to rescue the Israelites from their enemies.
  2. Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves to other gods, bowing down to them. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD's commands.
  3. Whenever the LORD placed a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge's lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.

Psalms 107:34

  1. He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

Judges 12:8

  1. After Jephthah, Ibzan became Israel's judge. He lived in Bethlehem,

Amos 4:6

  1. "I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.

Deuteronomy 28:38

  1. "You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops.

Ezekiel 14:21

  1. "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How terrible it will be when all four of these fearsome punishments fall upon Jerusalem--war, famine, beasts, and plague--destroying all her people and animals.

1 Kings 17:1

  1. Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives--the God whom I worship and serve--there will be no dew or rain during the next few years unless I give the word!"
  2. Then the LORD said to Elijah,
  3. "Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook at a place east of where it enters the Jordan River.
  4. Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food."
  5. So Elijah did as the LORD had told him and camped beside Kerith Brook.

Joel 1:16

  1. We watch as our food disappears before our very eyes. There are no joyful celebrations in the house of our God.
  2. The seeds die in the parched ground, and the grain crops fail. The barns and granaries stand empty and abandoned.
  3. How the animals moan with hunger! The cattle wander about confused because there is no pasture for them. The sheep bleat in misery.
  4. LORD, help us! The fire has consumed the pastures and burned up all the trees.
  5. Even the wild animals cry out to you because they have no water to drink. The streams have dried up, and fire has consumed the pastures.

Judges 19:1

  1. Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. One day he brought home a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine.
  2. But she was unfaithful to him and returned to her father's home in Bethlehem. After about four months,

2 Samuel 21:1

  1. There was a famine during David's reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the LORD about it. And the LORD said, "The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites."
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