Ruth 4:3

New International Reader's Version

Then he spoke to the family protector. He said, “Naomi has come back from Moab. She’s selling the piece of land that belonged to our relative Elimelek.

Cross References

Psalm 112:5

Good things will come to those who are willing to lend freely. Good things will come to those who are fair in everything they do.

Proverbs 13:10

Where there is arguing, there is pride. But those who take advice are wise.

Jeremiah 32:7

‘Hanamel is going to come to you. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say, “Buy my field at Anathoth. You are my closest relative. So it’s your right and duty to buy it.” ’

Leviticus 25:25

“ ‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose they have to sell some of their land. Then their nearest relative must come and buy back what they have sold.

Ruth 1:2

The man’s name was Elimelek. His wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites whose home had been in Bethlehem in Judah. They went to Moab and lived there.