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Ruth 1:1-2

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.

2 The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.

Cross References for Ruth 1:1-2

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