Ruth 4:11

Good News Translation

The leaders and the others said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make your wife become like Rachel and Leah, who bore many children to Jacob. May you become rich in the clan of Ephrath and famous in Bethlehem.

Cross References

Genesis 23:10

Ephron himself was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate; he answered in the hearing of everyone there,

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: “May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies!”

Genesis 29:16

Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger Rachel.

Genesis 29:25

Not until the next morning did Jacob discover that it was Leah. He went to Laban and said, “Why did you do this to me? I worked to get Rachel. Why have you tricked me?”

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “The Lord has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me”; so she named him Reuben.

Genesis 35:23

The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

1 Kings 21:8

Then she wrote some letters, signed Ahab's name to them, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the officials and leading citizens of Jezreel.

1 Chronicles 2:51

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

Psalm 132:6

In Bethlehem we heard about the Covenant Box, and we found it in the fields of Jearim.

Proverbs 14:1

Homes are made by the wisdom of women, but are destroyed by foolishness.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is well known, one of the leading citizens.

Jeremiah 32:10

I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the money on scales.

Micah 5:2

The Lord says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are one of the smallest towns in Judah, but out of you I will bring a ruler for Israel, whose family line goes back to ancient times.”

Matthew 2:6

‘Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means the least of the leading cities of Judah; for from you will come a leader who will guide my people Israel.’”

Deuteronomy 25:7

But if the dead man's brother does not want to marry her, she is to go before the town leaders and say, ‘My husband's brother will not do his duty; he refuses to give his brother a descendant among the people of Israel.’

Deuteronomy 25:9

his brother's widow is to go up to him in the presence of the town leaders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face, and say, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to give his brother a descendant.’