Ruth 1:19

New English Translation

So the two of them journeyed together until they arrived in Bethlehem. When they enteredBethlehem, the whole village was excited about their arrival. The women of the village said, “Can this be Naomi?”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:51

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

Isaiah 23:7

Is this really your boisterous city whose origins are in the distant past, and whose feet led her to a distant land to reside?

Lamentations 2:15

All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem. “Ha! Is this the city they called ‘The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” פ (Pe)

Matthew 21:10

As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, “Who is this?”

Ruth 1:20

But she replied to them, “Don’t call me ‘Naomi’! Call me ‘Mara’ because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.

Ruth 2:6

The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, “She’s the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab.