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Ruth 1:1

1 Naomi and Ruth
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.

Cross References for Ruth 1:1

Deuteronomy 28:23-24 - The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:23-24 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:23-24

Psalms 107:34 - and fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. Click to read the verse Psalms 107:34 Click to read the verse Psalms 107:34

Genesis 26:1 - Isaac and Abimelech Now there was a famine in the land—besides the earlier famine of Abraham’s ... Click to read the verse Genesis 26:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 26:1

Genesis 12:10 - Abram in Egypt Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there f... Click to read the verse Genesis 12:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 12:10

Genesis 43:1 - The Second Journey to Egypt Now the famine was still severe in the land. Click to read the verse Genesis 43:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:1

Jeremiah 14:1 - Drought, Famine, Sword This is the word of the Lord to Jeremiah concerning the drought: Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:1 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:1

2 Kings 8:1-2 - The Shunammite’s Land Restored Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to li... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1-2 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1-2

2 Samuel 21:1 - The Gibeonites Avenged During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1

Judges 19:1-2 - A Levite and His Concubine In those days Israel had no king. Now a Levite who lived in a remote... Click to read the verse Judges 19:1-2 Click to read the verse Judges 19:1-2

2 Kings 8:1 - The Shunammite’s Land Restored Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to li... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1

Psalms 105:16 - He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food; Click to read the verse Psalms 105:16 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:16

Ezekiel 14:21 - “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusa... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:21

Leviticus 26:19 - I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground benea... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:19 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:19

Ezekiel 14:13 - “Son of man, if a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I stretch out my hand against... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:13 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:13

2 Chronicles 6:28 - “When famine or plague comes to the land, or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers, or when... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 6:28 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 6:28

1 Kings 18:2 - So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria, Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:2 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:2

Deuteronomy 28:38 - You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:38 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:38

Acts 13:20 - All this took about 450 years. “After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the p... Click to read the verse Acts 13:20 Click to read the verse Acts 13:20

Judges 12:8 - Ibzan, Elon and Abdon After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel. Click to read the verse Judges 12:8 Click to read the verse Judges 12:8

Judges 17:8 - left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah’s house in th... Click to read the verse Judges 17:8 Click to read the verse Judges 17:8

Amos 4:6 - “I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not retu... Click to read the verse Amos 4:6 Click to read the verse Amos 4:6

1 Kings 17:1-12 - Elijah Fed by Ravens Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 17:1-12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 17:1-12

Joel 1:16-20 - Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God? Click to read the verse Joel 1:16-20 Click to read the verse Joel 1:16-20

Judges 2:16-18 - Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. Click to read the verse Judges 2:16-18 Click to read the verse Judges 2:16-18

Joel 1:10-11 - The fields are ruined, the ground is dried up; the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up... Click to read the verse Joel 1:10-11 Click to read the verse Joel 1:10-11

1 Chronicles 8:8 - Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 8:8 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 8:8

Matthew 2:5 - “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: Click to read the verse Matthew 2:5 Click to read the verse Matthew 2:5