Ruth 4:11 Cross References

Ruth 4:11

11: Then the leaders and all the people standing there replied, "We are witnesses! May the LORD make the woman who is now coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you be great in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

Genesis 29:32

  1. So Leah became pregnant and had a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The LORD has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me."
  2. She soon became pregnant again and had another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, "The LORD heard that I was unloved and has given me another son."
  3. Again she became pregnant and had a son. She named him Levi, for she said, "Surely now my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!"
  4. Once again she became pregnant and had a son. She named him Judah, for she said, "Now I will praise the LORD!" And then she stopped having children.
  5. When Rachel saw that she wasn't having any children, she became jealous of her sister. "Give me children, or I'll die!" she exclaimed to Jacob.

Genesis 35:16

  1. Leaving Bethel, they traveled on toward Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). But Rachel's pains of childbirth began while they were still some distance away.
  2. After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, "Don't be afraid--you have another son!"
  3. Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named him Ben-oni; the baby's father, however, called him Benjamin.
  4. So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  5. Jacob set up a stone monument over her grave, and it can be seen there to this day.

Psalms 127:3

  1. Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.
  2. Children born to a young man are like sharp arrows in a warrior's hands.
  3. How happy is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

Matthew 2:6

  1. 'O Bethlehem of Judah, you are not just a lowly village in Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.'"

Deuteronomy 25:9

  1. the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the leaders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. She will then say, `This is what happens to a man who refuses to raise up a son for his brother.'

Micah 5:2

  1. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village in Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past.

Psalms 128:3

  1. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine, flourishing within your home. And look at all those children! There they sit around your table as vigorous and healthy as young olive trees.
  2. That is the LORD's reward for those who fear him.
  3. May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.
  4. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. And may Israel have quietness and peace.

Genesis 24:60

  1. They blessed her with this blessing as she parted: "Our sister, may you become the mother of many millions! May your descendants overcome all their enemies."

Psalms 132:6

  1. We heard that the Ark was in Ephrathah; then we found it in the distant countryside of Jaar.

Genesis 46:8

  1. These are the names of the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob, who went with him to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's oldest son.
  2. The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  3. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul's mother was a Canaanite woman.)
  4. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  5. The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (But Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Proverbs 14:1

  1. A wise woman builds her house; a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.

Ruth 1:2

  1. The man's name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. During their stay in Moab,

Numbers 26:1

  1. After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
  2. "Take a census of all the men of Israel who are twenty years old or older, to find out how many of each family are of military age."
  3. At that time the entire nation of Israel was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. So Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these census instructions to the leaders of Israel:
  4. "Count all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses." This is the census record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.
  5. These were the clans descended from Reuben, Jacob's oldest son: The Hanochite clan, named after its ancestor Hanoch. The Palluite clan, named after its ancestor Pallu.
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