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Ruth 1:19-20 Ruth: God's Faithfulness in the Midst of Grief and Loss

19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.

Cross References for Ruth 1:19-20

Joshua 19:15 - Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and thei... Click to read the verse Joshua 19:15 Click to read the verse Joshua 19:15

Isaiah 23:7 - Is this your city of revelry, the old, old city, whose feet have taken her to settle in far-off... Click to read the verse Isaiah 23:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 23:7

Lamentations 2:15 - All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at the Daughter... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:15 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:15

Matthew 21:10 - When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” Click to read the verse Matthew 21:10 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:10

Ruth 2:6 - The foreman replied, “She is the Moabitess who came back from Moab with Naomi. Click to read the verse Ruth 2:6 Click to read the verse Ruth 2:6

Luke 2:4 - So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of ... Click to read the verse Luke 2:4 Click to read the verse Luke 2:4

1 Chronicles 2:51 - Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 2:51 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 2:51

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

John 9:8 - His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who u... Click to read the verse John 9:8 Click to read the verse John 9:8