Ruth 1:1

New English Translation

During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.

Cross References

Genesis 12:10

There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.

Genesis 26:1

There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.

Genesis 43:1

Now the famine was severe in the land.

2 Samuel 21:1

During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites.”

1 Kings 18:2

So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

1 Chronicles 2:54

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

Psalm 105:16

He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.

Psalm 107:34

and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.

Jeremiah 14:1

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the drought.

Ezekiel 14:13

“Son of man, suppose a country sins against me by being unfaithful, and I stretch out my hand against it, cut off its bread supply, cause famine to come on it, and kill both people and animals.

Ezekiel 14:21

“For this is what the sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments – sword, famine, wild animals, and plague – to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!

Leviticus 26:19

I will break your strong pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze.

Amos 4:6

“But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!

Micah 5:2

(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah – from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.

Deuteronomy 28:38

“You will take much seed to the field but gather little harvest, because locusts will consume it.

Judges 12:8

After him Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.

Judges 17:7

There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.

Judges 17:8

This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house.