Ruth 1:19

Good News Translation

They went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived, the whole town became excited, and the women there exclaimed, “Is this really Naomi?”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:51

his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.

Isaiah 23:7

Can this be the joyful city of Tyre, founded so long ago? Is this the city that sent settlers across the sea to establish colonies?

Lamentations 2:15

People passing by the city look at you in scorn. They shake their heads and laugh at Jerusalem's ruins: “Is this that lovely city? Is this the pride of the world?”

Matthew 21:10

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into an uproar. “Who is he?” the people asked.

Ruth 1:20

“Don't call me Naomi,” she answered; “call me Marah, because Almighty God has made my life bitter.

Ruth 2:6

The man answered, “She is the foreigner who came back from Moab with Naomi.