Book,Chapter,Verse,Teaching,Keywords
Ruth,1,1,"Elimelech was from Bethlehemjudah (the Bethlehem that was in Judah)","BETHLEHEM,BETHLEHEMJUDAH,ELIMELECH,JUDAH"
Ruth,1,1,"In the days of the judges there was a famine in Israel","DAYS,FAMINE,ISRAEL,JUDGES,THERE"
Ruth,1,1,"This story takes place in the days when the judges ruled; that means it happened before the reign of King Saul","BEFORE,DAYS,HAPPENED,JUDGES,KING,MEANS,PLACE,REIGN,RULED,SAUL,STORY,TAKES,WHEN"
Ruth,1,1,"When a famine arose in Israel, Elimelech left Israel and moved to Moab","AROSE,ELIMELECH,FAMINE,ISRAEL,LEFT,MOAB,MOVED,WHEN"
Ruth,1,1,"When Elimelech left Israel, he had a wife and two children","CHILDREN,ELIMELECH,HE,ISRAEL,LEFT,TWO,WHEN,WIFE"
Ruth,1,2,"Elimelech and his family traveled from Bethlehemjudah to Moab and lived there","BETHLEHEMJUDAH,ELIMELECH,FAMILY,HIS,LIVED,MOAB,THERE,TRAVELED"
Ruth,1,2,"Elimelech and his family were Ephrathites","ELIMELECH,EPHRATHITES,FAMILY,HIS"
Ruth,1,2,"The name of Elimelech's two sons was Mahlon and Chilion","CHILION,ELIMELECH,MAHLON,NAME,SONS,TWO"
Ruth,1,2,"The name of the man was Elimelech","ELIMELECH,MAN,NAME"
Ruth,1,2,"The name of the wife was Naomi","NAME,NAOMI,WIFE"
Ruth,1,3,"Naomi was now living in Moab with just her two sons","HER,JUST,LIVING,MOAB,NAOMI,NOW,SONS,TWO"
Ruth,1,3,"While Naomi was living in Moab, her husband Elimelech died","DIED,ELIMELECH,HER,HUSBAND,LIVING,MOAB,NAOMI,WHILE"
Ruth,1,4,"Naomi and her sons lived in Moab for about 10 years","HER,LIVED,MOAB,NAOMI,SONS,YEARS"
Ruth,1,4,"Naomi's children married women of Moab","CHILDREN,MARRIED,MOAB,NAOMI,WOMEN"
Ruth,1,4,"One son married a woman named Orpah","MARRIED,NAMED,ONE,ORPAH,SON,WOMAN"
Ruth,1,4,"One son married a woman named Ruth","MARRIED,NAMED,ONE,RUTH,SON,WOMAN"
Ruth,1,4,"The reason one of Naomi's children married Ruth was because of the famine that arose in Israel, which led to Elimelech's decision to leave Israel for Moab, which is where Ruth was from","AROSE,BECAUSE,CHILDREN,DECISION,ELIMELECH,FAMINE,ISRAEL,LEAVE,LED,MARRIED,MOAB,NAOMI,ONE,REASON,RUTH,WHERE,WHICH"
Ruth,1,5,"After 10 years, all Naomi had left were her two daughters-in-law; her husband and her two sons were dead","AFTER,ALL,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,DEAD,HER,HUSBAND,LEFT,NAOMI,SONS,TWO,YEARS"
Ruth,1,5,"After 10 years, Chilion died in Moab","AFTER,CHILION,DIED,MOAB,YEARS"
Ruth,1,5,"After 10 years, Mahlon died in Moab","AFTER,DIED,MAHLON,MOAB,YEARS"
Ruth,1,5,"Even though Ruth had been married previously, she did not have any children","ANY,CHILDREN,MARRIED,NOT,PREVIOUSLY,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,1,5,"It seems that Mahlon and Chilion both died without having any children","ANY,CHILDREN,CHILION,DIED,MAHLON,SEEMS"
Ruth,1,5,"Ruth had been married previously; she was a widow","MARRIED,PREVIOUSLY,RUTH,SHE,WIDOW"
Ruth,1,5,"The reason Naomi left Moab to return to Israel was because her husband and both of her sons were dead","BECAUSE,DEAD,HER,HUSBAND,ISRAEL,LEFT,MOAB,NAOMI,REASON,RETURN,SONS"
Ruth,1,6,"God has the power to give bread to nations","BREAD,GIVE,GOD,NATIONS,POWER"
Ruth,1,6,"Naomi decided to leave Moab and return to Israel","DECIDED,ISRAEL,LEAVE,MOAB,NAOMI,RETURN"
Ruth,1,6,"Naomi had heard that God had visited His people and given them bread","BREAD,GIVEN,GOD,HEARD,HIS,NAOMI,PEOPLE,VISITED"
Ruth,1,6,"News that Israel had bread again had reached Naomi in Moab","AGAIN,BREAD,ISRAEL,MOAB,NAOMI,NEWS,REACHED"
Ruth,1,6,"The food supply of the nation of Israel came from God","FOOD,GOD,ISRAEL,NATION,SUPPLY"
Ruth,1,6,"The Israelites are the people of God","GOD,ISRAELITES,PEOPLE"
Ruth,1,6,"The reason the famine was over in Israel was because God visited His people and gave them bread","BECAUSE,BREAD,FAMINE,GAVE,GOD,HIS,ISRAEL,PEOPLE,REASON,VISITED"
Ruth,1,7,"When Naomi left her dwelling place in Moab to return to Judah, her two daughters-in-law went with her at first","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,DWELLING,FIRST,HER,JUDAH,LEFT,MOAB,NAOMI,PLACE,RETURN,TWO,WENT,WHEN"
Ruth,1,8,"Naomi prayed that God would deal kindly with her two daughters-in-law","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,DEAL,GOD,HER,KINDLY,NAOMI,PRAYED,TWO"
Ruth,1,8,"Naomi said that her two daughters-in-law had dealt kindly with her","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,DEALT,HER,KINDLY,NAOMI,SAID,TWO"
Ruth,1,8,"Naomi said that her two daughters-in-law had dealt kindly with their dead husbands","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,DEAD,DEALT,HER,HUSBANDS,KINDLY,NAOMI,SAID,TWO"
Ruth,1,8,"Naomi told her two daughters-in-law to not accompany her on her trip to Judah","ACCOMPANY,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,JUDAH,NAOMI,NOT,TOLD,TRIP,TWO"
Ruth,1,8,"Naomi told her two daughters-in-law to return to the home of their mothers","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,HOME,MOTHERS,NAOMI,RETURN,TOLD,TWO"
Ruth,1,8,"Naomi was planning on making the trip from Moab to Judah all by herself","ALL,HERSELF,JUDAH,MAKING,MOAB,NAOMI,PLANNING,TRIP"
Ruth,1,9,"Naomi kissed both of her daughters-in-law","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,KISSED,NAOMI"
Ruth,1,9,"Naomi prayed that God would give both of her daughters-in-law another husband","ANOTHER,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,GIVE,GOD,HER,HUSBAND,NAOMI,PRAYED"
Ruth,1,9,"Naomi prayed that God would give both of her daughters-in-law rest","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,GIVE,GOD,HER,NAOMI,PRAYED,REST"
Ruth,1,9,"Naomi's daughters-in-law wept","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,NAOMI,WEPT"
Ruth,1,10,"Naomi's daughters-in-law did not want to leave her","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,LEAVE,NAOMI,NOT,WANT"
Ruth,1,10,"Naomi's daughters-in-law told her that they wanted to return with her to Judah","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,JUDAH,NAOMI,RETURN,TOLD,WANTED"
Ruth,1,11,"Naomi insisted that her daughters-in-law not accompany her to Israel, but instead return to the household of their mothers","ACCOMPANY,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,HOUSEHOLD,INSTEAD,ISRAEL,MOTHERS,NAOMI,NOT,RETURN"
Ruth,1,11,"Naomi told her daughters-in-law that if they wanted to marry and find a husband then they needed to remain in Moab, because Naomi could not help them","BECAUSE,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,FIND,HELP,HER,HUSBAND,IF,MARRY,MOAB,NAOMI,NEEDED,NOT,REMAIN,TOLD,WANTED"
Ruth,1,11,"Naomi told her daughters-in-law that it didn't make sense for them to accompany her to Judah","ACCOMPANY,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,JUDAH,MAKE,NAOMI,SENSE,TOLD"
Ruth,1,11,"Naomi told her daughters-in-law that she was not able to bear any more children, and would not be able to provide them with husbands","ABLE,ANY,BEAR,CHILDREN,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,HUSBANDS,NAOMI,NOT,PROVIDE,SHE,TOLD"
Ruth,1,12,"Naomi said she was too old to have a husband again","AGAIN,HUSBAND,NAOMI,OLD,SAID,SHE"
Ruth,1,12,"Naomi said that even if she got married that very night and had sons, it would still not work out for her daughters-in-law","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,IF,MARRIED,NAOMI,NIGHT,NOT,SAID,SHE,SONS,WORK"
Ruth,1,12,"Naomi told her daughters-in-law to leave her","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,HER,LEAVE,NAOMI,TOLD"
Ruth,1,12,"Naomi was apparently old when this story took place","NAOMI,OLD,PLACE,STORY,TOOK,WHEN"
Ruth,1,12,"Naomi was concerned about finding a husband for her daughters-in-law, and wanted them to understand that she could not help them","CONCERNED,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,FINDING,HELP,HER,HUSBAND,NAOMI,NOT,SHE,UNDERSTAND,WANTED"
Ruth,1,13,"Naomi believed that the reason her husband and sons were dead was because the hand of the Lord was against her","AGAINST,BECAUSE,BELIEVED,DEAD,HAND,HER,HUSBAND,LORD,NAOMI,REASON,SONS"
Ruth,1,13,"Naomi pointed out that even if she got married that very day and had sons, it would take a long time for her sons to grow up and become old enough to serve as husbands for her daughters-in-law; for this reason it made no sense for her daughters-in-law to remain with her, since she could not provide them with husbands even if she did marry and have more children (which she was too old to do anyway)","ANYWAY,BECOME,CHILDREN,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,DAY,DO,GROW,HER,HUSBANDS,IF,LONG,MADE,MARRIED,MARRY,NAOMI,NO,NOT,OLD,POINTED,PROVIDE,REASON,REMAIN,SENSE,SERVE,SHE,SINCE,SONS,TAKE,TIME,UP,WHICH"
Ruth,1,13,"Naomi said that she was grieved for the sake of her daughters-in-law, because they now had no husbands","BECAUSE,DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,GRIEVED,HER,HUSBANDS,NAOMI,NO,NOW,SAID,SAKE,SHE"
Ruth,1,14,"Naomi's daughters-in-law lifted up their voices and wept","DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,LIFTED,NAOMI,UP,VOICES,WEPT"
Ruth,1,14,"Orpah kissed her mother-in law; (the implication is that she left at this point)","HER,IMPLICATION,KISSED,LAW,LEFT,ORPAH,POINT,SHE"
Ruth,1,14,"Ruth refused to leave Naomi","LEAVE,NAOMI,REFUSED,RUTH"
Ruth,1,15,"Naomi told Ruth to leave just as Orpah had left","JUST,LEAVE,LEFT,NAOMI,ORPAH,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,1,15,"Orpah returned to her (false) gods","FALSE,GODS,HER,ORPAH,RETURNED"
Ruth,1,15,"Orpah returned to her people","HER,ORPAH,PEOPLE,RETURNED"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth left her people and her (false) gods to be with Naomi","FALSE,GODS,HER,LEFT,NAOMI,PEOPLE,RUTH"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth refused to leave Naomi","LEAVE,NAOMI,REFUSED,RUTH"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth said that Naomi's God would be her God","GOD,HER,NAOMI,RUTH,SAID"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth said that Naomi's people would be her people","HER,NAOMI,PEOPLE,RUTH,SAID"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth said that she would go wherever Naomi went","GO,NAOMI,RUTH,SAID,SHE,WENT"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth said that she would live wherever Naomi lived","LIVE,LIVED,NAOMI,RUTH,SAID,SHE"
Ruth,1,16,"Ruth told Naomi to stop telling her to leave","HER,LEAVE,NAOMI,RUTH,STOP,TELLING,TOLD"
Ruth,1,17,"Ruth said that only death would part her from Naomi","DEATH,HER,NAOMI,ONLY,PART,RUTH,SAID"
Ruth,1,17,"Ruth said that she would be buried wherever Naomi was buried","BURIED,NAOMI,RUTH,SAID,SHE"
Ruth,1,17,"Ruth said that she would die in the place where Naomi died","DIE,DIED,NAOMI,PLACE,RUTH,SAID,SHE,WHERE"
Ruth,1,17,"Ruth was apparently very attached to Naomi","NAOMI,RUTH"
Ruth,1,18,"Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her","DETERMINED,GO,HER,NAOMI,RUTH,SAW"
Ruth,1,18,"Naomi stopped trying to persuade Ruth to go back to her mother's household","BACK,GO,HER,HOUSEHOLD,MOTHER,NAOMI,PERSUADE,RUTH,STOPPED,TRYING"
Ruth,1,19,"Ruth and Naomi traveled together to Bethlehem","BETHLEHEM,NAOMI,RUTH,TRAVELED"
Ruth,1,19,"The people of Bethlehem remembered Naomi","BETHLEHEM,NAOMI,PEOPLE,REMEMBERED"
Ruth,1,19,"When Ruth and Naomi reached Bethlehem, it caused a stir in the city","BETHLEHEM,CAUSED,CITY,NAOMI,REACHED,RUTH,STIR,WHEN"
Ruth,1,20,"Naomi believed that God had treated her very bitterly, and filled her life with bitterness","BELIEVED,BITTERLY,BITTERNESS,FILLED,GOD,HER,LIFE,NAOMI,TREATED"
Ruth,1,20,"Naomi believed that the things which had happened to her were from the Lord; she believed that God was the one who took her husband and two sons away","AWAY,BELIEVED,GOD,HAPPENED,HER,HUSBAND,LORD,NAOMI,ONE,SHE,SONS,THINGS,TOOK,TWO,WHICH,WHO"
Ruth,1,20,"Naomi told the people of Bethlehem not to call her 'naomi' (which means 'pleasant')","BETHLEHEM,CALL,HER,MEANS,NAOMI,NOT,PEOPLE,PLEASANT,TOLD,WHICH"
Ruth,1,20,"Naomi told the people of Bethlehem to call her 'Mara' (which means 'bitter)","BETHLEHEM,BITTER,CALL,HER,MARA,MEANS,NAOMI,PEOPLE,TOLD,WHICH"
Ruth,1,21,"Naomi believed that God ('the Almighty') had afflicted her","AFFLICTED,ALMIGHTY,BELIEVED,GOD,HER,NAOMI"
Ruth,1,21,"Naomi believed that the things that had happened to her were God's testimony against her; (she did not see the purpose behind what was going on, nor did she understand what God was accomplishing through her affliction)","ACCOMPLISHING,AFFLICTION,AGAINST,BEHIND,BELIEVED,GOD,GOING,HAPPENED,HER,NAOMI,NOR,NOT,PURPOSE,SEE,SHE,TESTIMONY,THINGS,UNDERSTAND,WHAT"
Ruth,1,21,"Naomi said that when she left Bethlehem she was full (meaning she had a husband and two sons)","BETHLEHEM,FULL,HUSBAND,LEFT,MEANING,NAOMI,SAID,SHE,SONS,TWO,WHEN"
Ruth,1,21,"Naomi said that when she returned to Bethlehem she was empty (meaning her husband and both of her sons were dead)","BETHLEHEM,DEAD,EMPTY,HER,HUSBAND,MEANING,NAOMI,RETURNED,SAID,SHE,SONS,WHEN"
Ruth,1,22,"Ruth and Naomi reached Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest","BARLEY,BEGINNING,BETHLEHEM,HARVEST,NAOMI,REACHED,RUTH"
Ruth,1,22,"Twice in a single verse the passage emphasizes that Ruth was a Moabitess from Moab; the passage goes to great pains to emphasize the fact that Ruth was a foreigner from Moab","EMPHASIZE,EMPHASIZES,FACT,FOREIGNER,GOES,GREAT,MOAB,MOABITESS,PAINS,PASSAGE,RUTH,SINGLE,TWICE,VERSE"
Ruth,2,1,"It seems that Naomi did not call upon Boaz when she returned to Bethlehem, or try to use his wealth to her advantage","ADVANTAGE,BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,CALL,HER,HIS,NAOMI,NOT,RETURNED,SEEMS,SHE,TRY,USE,WEALTH,WHEN"
Ruth,2,1,"Naomi had a rich relative","NAOMI,RELATIVE,RICH"
Ruth,2,1,"The name of the rich relative was Boaz","BOAZ,NAME,RELATIVE,RICH"
Ruth,2,1,"The rich relative was from Elimelech's family","ELIMELECH,FAMILY,RELATIVE,RICH"
Ruth,2,2,"It seems that Naomi did not get a job or go out to work when she returned; instead Ruth supported her","GO,HER,INSTEAD,JOB,NAOMI,NOT,RETURNED,RUTH,SEEMS,SHE,SUPPORTED,WHEN,WORK"
Ruth,2,2,"Naomi gave Ruth permission to go look for food","FOOD,GAVE,GO,LOOK,NAOMI,PERMISSION,RUTH"
Ruth,2,2,"Naomi referred to Ruth as her daughter","DAUGHTER,HER,NAOMI,REFERRED,RUTH"
Ruth,2,2,"Ruth obtained permission from Naomi before she went out to find food","BEFORE,FIND,FOOD,NAOMI,OBTAINED,PERMISSION,RUTH,SHE,WENT"
Ruth,2,2,"Ruth specifically wanted to find corn","CORN,FIND,RUTH,SPECIFICALLY,WANTED"
Ruth,2,2,"Ruth wanted to find a field whose owner would allow her to harvest its food","ALLOW,FIELD,FIND,FOOD,HARVEST,HER,OWNER,RUTH,WANTED,WHOSE"
Ruth,2,2,"Ruth wanted to go into the fields","FIELDS,GO,RUTH,WANTED"
Ruth,2,2,"Ruth wanted to go out into the field and look for food; (there was a provision in the Mosaic Law that allowed this)","ALLOWED,FIELD,FOOD,GO,LAW,LOOK,MOSAIC,PROVISION,RUTH,THERE,WANTED"
Ruth,2,2,"The book of Ruth continues to emphasize the fact that Ruth was a Moabitess and not a Jew","BOOK,CONTINUES,EMPHASIZE,FACT,JEW,MOABITESS,NOT,RUTH"
Ruth,2,3,"In the span of just three verses, the book of Ruth says that Boaz was a relative of Elimelech twice","BOAZ,BOOK,ELIMELECH,JUST,RELATIVE,RUTH,SAYS,SPAN,THREE,TWICE,VERSES"
Ruth,2,3,"Ruth harvested food from the field after the reapers were done (which was how the Mosaic Law said it should work)","AFTER,DONE,FIELD,FOOD,HARVESTED,LAW,MOSAIC,REAPERS,RUTH,SAID,SHOULD,WHICH,WORK"
Ruth,2,3,"Ruth just 'happened' to go to a field that was owned by Boaz","BOAZ,FIELD,GO,HAPPENED,JUST,OWNED,RUTH"
Ruth,2,3,"Ruth was not given free food; instead she had to go into the field and harvest it","FIELD,FOOD,FREE,GIVEN,GO,HARVEST,INSTEAD,NOT,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,2,3,"There is a lot of 'just happened' in this story: a famine just happened to have taken place in Israel; Elimelech just happened to go to Moab; Naomi just happened to have two sons; Naomi's entire family just happened to die; Ruth just happened to go with Naomi back to Bethlehem; Naomi just happened to have a rich relative; Ruth just happened to go to one of his fields","BACK,BETHLEHEM,DIE,ELIMELECH,ENTIRE,FAMILY,FAMINE,FIELDS,GO,HAPPENED,HIS,ISRAEL,JUST,LOT,MOAB,NAOMI,ONE,PLACE,RELATIVE,RICH,RUTH,SONS,STORY,TAKEN,THERE,TWO"
Ruth,2,4,"Boaz blessed his workers by saying 'The Lord be with you'","BLESSED,BOAZ,HIS,LORD,SAYING,WORKERS,YOU"
Ruth,2,4,"Boaz came from Bethlehem to visit the people who were reaping his field","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,FIELD,HIS,PEOPLE,REAPING,VISIT,WHO"
Ruth,2,4,"Boaz just happened to be there that day in the field when Ruth came to glean","BOAZ,DAY,FIELD,GLEAN,HAPPENED,JUST,RUTH,THERE,WHEN"
Ruth,2,4,"The workers replied to the blessing of Boaz by saying 'The Lord bless thee'","BLESS,BLESSING,BOAZ,LORD,REPLIED,SAYING,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,5,"Boaz asked 'Whose damsel is this?', which is essentially 'Who does that woman belong to?'","ASKED,BELONG,BOAZ,DAMSEL,WHICH,WHO,WHOSE,WOMAN"
Ruth,2,5,"Boaz asked his workers who she was","ASKED,BOAZ,HIS,SHE,WHO,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,5,"Boaz noticed Ruth gleaning in the field","BOAZ,FIELD,GLEANING,NOTICED,RUTH"
Ruth,2,5,"The field workers are referred to as 'reapers'","FIELD,REAPERS,REFERRED,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,6,"The servant identified Ruth as the woman who returned from Moab with Naomi","IDENTIFIED,MOAB,NAOMI,RETURNED,RUTH,SERVANT,WHO,WOMAN"
Ruth,2,6,"The servant who was in charge called Ruth the Moabite damsel who came from Moab; this book is going out of its way to emphasize the fact that Ruth was a Moabite","BOOK,CALLED,CHARGE,DAMSEL,EMPHASIZE,FACT,GOING,MOAB,MOABITE,RUTH,SERVANT,WHO"
Ruth,2,6,"The servant who was in charge didn't know Ruth's name","CHARGE,KNOW,NAME,RUTH,SERVANT,WHO"
Ruth,2,6,"There was a servant who was in charge of the field workers (the reapers)","CHARGE,FIELD,REAPERS,SERVANT,THERE,WHO,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,6,"There were many Jewish women in the ancestry of Jesus, but no books of the Bible were dedicated to any of them; instead Ruth is about a Gentile woman","ANCESTRY,ANY,BIBLE,BOOKS,DEDICATED,GENTILE,INSTEAD,JESUS,JEWISH,MANY,NO,RUTH,THERE,WOMAN,WOMEN"
Ruth,2,6,"This book is about a Gentile woman from Moab; it is not about a Jewish woman from Israel","BOOK,GENTILE,ISRAEL,JEWISH,MOAB,NOT,WOMAN"
Ruth,2,6,"This book is about a rich Jew (Boaz) taking a Gentile bride, who became an ancestor of David and the Messiah","ANCESTOR,BECAME,BOAZ,BOOK,BRIDE,DAVID,GENTILE,JEW,MESSIAH,RICH,TAKING,WHO"
Ruth,2,7,"Ruth asked permission to glean after the reapers were done","AFTER,ASKED,DONE,GLEAN,PERMISSION,REAPERS,RUTH"
Ruth,2,7,"Ruth was only in the house for a short time","HOUSE,ONLY,RUTH,SHORT,TIME"
Ruth,2,7,"Ruth worked in the field from the morning until Boaz came to visit the field","BOAZ,FIELD,MORNING,RUTH,UNTIL,VISIT,WORKED"
Ruth,2,8,"Boaz called Ruth his daughter; (this is a hint that he is much older than Ruth)","BOAZ,CALLED,DAUGHTER,HE,HIS,MUCH,OLDER,RUTH"
Ruth,2,8,"Boaz first met Ruth when she was working in one of his fields, to get food for her mother in law; he met her when she was hard at work","BOAZ,FIELDS,FIRST,FOOD,HARD,HE,HER,HIS,LAW,MOTHER,ONE,RUTH,SHE,WHEN,WORK,WORKING"
Ruth,2,8,"Boaz had multiple women working for him","BOAZ,HIM,WOMEN,WORKING"
Ruth,2,8,"Boaz told Ruth to not go to any other fields","ANY,BOAZ,FIELDS,GO,NOT,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,2,8,"Boaz told Ruth to remain in his field among his women","AMONG,BOAZ,FIELD,HIS,REMAIN,RUTH,TOLD,WOMEN"
Ruth,2,8,"Boaz took care of Ruth; he did this on his own initiative","BOAZ,CARE,HE,HIS,OWN,RUTH,TOOK"
Ruth,2,9,"Boaz commanded his workers to leave Ruth alone","ALONE,BOAZ,COMMANDED,HIS,LEAVE,RUTH,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,9,"Boaz gave Ruth permission to drink water from the vessels that his workers had drawn","BOAZ,DRAWN,DRINK,GAVE,HIS,PERMISSION,RUTH,VESSELS,WATER,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,9,"Boaz had young men working for him","BOAZ,HIM,MEN,WORKING,YOUNG"
Ruth,2,9,"Boaz provided Ruth with a field to harvest from, and water to drink as well; he also protected her from his workers","BOAZ,DRINK,FIELD,HARVEST,HE,HER,HIS,PROTECTED,PROVIDED,RUTH,WATER,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,9,"Boaz told Ruth to follow his reapers and remain in his field","BOAZ,FIELD,FOLLOW,HIS,REAPERS,REMAIN,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,2,9,"Boaz was older than his workers","BOAZ,HIS,OLDER,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,9,"The reapers had vessels that were full of water that they had drawn; that is what the workers drank from when they were thirsty","DRANK,DRAWN,FULL,REAPERS,THIRSTY,VESSELS,WATER,WHAT,WHEN,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,9,"The reapers who were working in the field were young","FIELD,REAPERS,WHO,WORKING,YOUNG"
Ruth,2,10,"Boaz took notice of Ruth, in spite of the fact that she was a foreigner","BOAZ,FACT,FOREIGNER,NOTICE,RUTH,SHE,SPITE,TOOK"
Ruth,2,10,"Ruth asked Boaz why he was being so kind to her, a woman who was a stranger (a foreigner)","ASKED,BEING,BOAZ,FOREIGNER,HE,HER,KIND,RUTH,STRANGER,WHO,WHY,WOMAN"
Ruth,2,10,"Ruth bowed herself on the ground before Boaz","BEFORE,BOAZ,BOWED,GROUND,HERSELF,RUTH"
Ruth,2,10,"Ruth found grace (unmerited favor) in the sight of Boaz, even though she was a stranger (a foreigner)","BOAZ,FAVOR,FOREIGNER,FOUND,GRACE,RUTH,SHE,SIGHT,STRANGER"
Ruth,2,10,"Ruth realized she was a stranger in Israel, and was amazed when Boaz showed her great kindness","AMAZED,BOAZ,GREAT,HER,ISRAEL,KINDNESS,REALIZED,RUTH,SHE,SHOWED,STRANGER,WHEN"
Ruth,2,10,"Ruth was amazed that Boaz took any notice of her at all","ALL,AMAZED,ANY,BOAZ,HER,NOTICE,RUTH,TOOK"
Ruth,2,10,"Ruth was not proud, or boastful, or spiteful, or hateful; instead she showed great humility before Boaz","BEFORE,BOASTFUL,BOAZ,GREAT,HATEFUL,HUMILITY,INSTEAD,NOT,PROUD,RUTH,SHE,SHOWED,SPITEFUL"
Ruth,2,11,"It seems that the people of Bethlehem knew Ruth, and knew all the things she had done for Naomi; her story was known","ALL,BETHLEHEM,DONE,HER,KNEW,KNOWN,NAOMI,PEOPLE,RUTH,SEEMS,SHE,STORY,THINGS"
Ruth,2,11,"Ruth had done a great deal to take care of Naomi","CARE,DEAL,DONE,GREAT,NAOMI,RUTH,TAKE"
Ruth,2,11,"Ruth left her homeland, and the people she knew, for a new country that she had never seen before, which was filled with people that she did not know","BEFORE,COUNTRY,FILLED,HER,HOMELAND,KNEW,KNOW,LEFT,NEVER,NEW,NOT,PEOPLE,RUTH,SEEN,SHE,WHICH"
Ruth,2,11,"The reason Boaz took notice of Ruth was because Ruth sacrificed everything she had in order to remain with Naomi and serve her; she gave up her family and her country in order to work for her mother-in-law and support her","BECAUSE,BOAZ,COUNTRY,EVERYTHING,FAMILY,GAVE,HER,MOTHER-IN-LAW,NAOMI,NOTICE,ORDER,REASON,REMAIN,RUTH,SACRIFICED,SERVE,SHE,SUPPORT,TOOK,UP,WORK"
Ruth,2,11,"The reason Boaz was kind to Ruth was because of how she had helped Naomi","BECAUSE,BOAZ,HELPED,KIND,NAOMI,REASON,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,2,11,"The reason Boaz was kind to Ruth was because when her husband died, she left her people to stay with Naomi, and left Moab to come to Israel; Ruth left everything she knew to go to a land that she had never seen before; Ruth left all the people she knew to travel to a new land where she knew no one","ALL,BECAUSE,BEFORE,BOAZ,COME,DIED,EVERYTHING,GO,HER,HUSBAND,ISRAEL,KIND,KNEW,LAND,LEFT,MOAB,NAOMI,NEVER,NEW,NO,ONE,PEOPLE,REASON,RUTH,SEEN,SHE,STAY,TRAVEL,WHEN,WHERE"
Ruth,2,12,"Boaz believed that the good things that Ruth had done were something that God would reward her for doing","BELIEVED,BOAZ,DOING,DONE,GOD,GOOD,HER,REWARD,RUTH,SOMETHING,THINGS"
Ruth,2,12,"Boaz prayed that God would bless Ruth, and repay her for all the good things that she had done","ALL,BLESS,BOAZ,DONE,GOD,GOOD,HER,PRAYED,REPAY,RUTH,SHE,THINGS"
Ruth,2,12,"Boaz prayed that God would give Ruth a full reward","BOAZ,FULL,GIVE,GOD,PRAYED,REWARD,RUTH"
Ruth,2,12,"Boaz said that Ruth had come to trust the Lord","BOAZ,COME,LORD,RUTH,SAID,TRUST"
Ruth,2,12,"Boaz said that Ruth was under the 'wings' of the Lord","BOAZ,LORD,RUTH,SAID,UNDER,WINGS"
Ruth,2,13,"Ruth asked that she would find favor in the sight of Boaz","ASKED,BOAZ,FAVOR,FIND,RUTH,SHE,SIGHT"
Ruth,2,13,"Ruth called Boaz her 'lord'; she was very humble before him","BEFORE,BOAZ,CALLED,HER,HIM,HUMBLE,LORD,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,2,13,"Ruth said that Boaz had been friendly toward her","BOAZ,FRIENDLY,HER,RUTH,SAID"
Ruth,2,13,"Ruth said that Boaz had comforted her","BOAZ,COMFORTED,HER,RUTH,SAID"
Ruth,2,13,"Ruth said that she was not like the handmaidens of Boaz","BOAZ,HANDMAIDENS,LIKE,NOT,RUTH,SAID,SHE"
Ruth,2,13,"There seems to be parallels between the relationship of Ruth (a Gentile) and Boaz (a rich Jew), and the relationship between the Gentile church and Christ; this story seems to be pointing to the relationship between Christ and the church in many ways","BETWEEN,BOAZ,CHRIST,CHURCH,GENTILE,JEW,MANY,POINTING,RELATIONSHIP,RICH,RUTH,SEEMS,STORY,THERE"
Ruth,2,14,"Boaz gave Ruth parched corn to eat","BOAZ,CORN,EAT,GAVE,PARCHED,RUTH"
Ruth,2,14,"Boaz told Ruth to dip her food in vinegar","BOAZ,DIP,FOOD,HER,RUTH,TOLD,VINEGAR"
Ruth,2,14,"Boaz told Ruth to join the reapers when they ate, and eat with the field workers","ATE,BOAZ,EAT,FIELD,JOIN,REAPERS,RUTH,TOLD,WHEN,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,14,"Once Ruth had enough, she left the meal","LEFT,MEAL,ONCE,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,2,14,"Ruth ate the corn that Boaz gave to her","ATE,BOAZ,CORN,GAVE,HER,RUTH"
Ruth,2,14,"Ruth ate until she had enough","ATE,RUTH,SHE,UNTIL"
Ruth,2,14,"Ruth sat beside the reapers and ate","ATE,BESIDE,REAPERS,RUTH,SAT"
Ruth,2,15,"Boaz commanded his men to allow Ruth to glean from among the sheaves themselves; (this was going above and beyond what the Law required)","ABOVE,ALLOW,AMONG,BEYOND,BOAZ,COMMANDED,GLEAN,GOING,HIS,LAW,MEN,REQUIRED,RUTH,SHEAVES,WHAT"
Ruth,2,15,"Boaz provided food for Ruth; he even allowed her to glean from among the sheaves themselves, instead of gleaning whatever was left over after the harvest","AFTER,ALLOWED,AMONG,BOAZ,FOOD,GLEAN,GLEANING,HARVEST,HE,HER,INSTEAD,LEFT,PROVIDED,RUTH,SHEAVES"
Ruth,2,15,"Boaz told his field workers to not reproach Ruth when she gleaned from among the sheaves","AMONG,BOAZ,FIELD,GLEANED,HIS,NOT,REPROACH,RUTH,SHE,SHEAVES,TOLD,WHEN,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,16,"Boaz did not directly give food to Ruth; instead he created situations where food was left behind in the field for her, so that she could take it","BEHIND,BOAZ,CREATED,DIRECTLY,FIELD,FOOD,GIVE,HE,HER,INSTEAD,LEFT,NOT,RUTH,SHE,SITUATIONS,TAKE,WHERE"
Ruth,2,16,"Boaz told his men to deliberately drop handfuls of food for Ruth to pick up","BOAZ,DELIBERATELY,DROP,FOOD,HANDFULS,HIS,MEN,PICK,RUTH,TOLD,UP"
Ruth,2,16,"Boaz wanted there to be an abundance of food for Ruth to glean","ABUNDANCE,BOAZ,FOOD,GLEAN,RUTH,THERE,WANTED"
Ruth,2,16,"It looks like Boaz didn't directly give money to Naomi; instead he provided an abundance of food for Ruth to glean","ABUNDANCE,BOAZ,DIRECTLY,FOOD,GIVE,GLEAN,HE,INSTEAD,LIKE,LOOKS,MONEY,NAOMI,PROVIDED,RUTH"
Ruth,2,16,"Ruth did not have the food handed to her; instead she had to go out into the field and get it herself","FIELD,FOOD,GO,HANDED,HER,HERSELF,INSTEAD,NOT,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,2,17,"Ruth harvested an ephah of barley; (that is about a bushel, or 35 liters)","BARLEY,BUSHEL,EPHAH,HARVESTED,LITERS,RUTH"
Ruth,2,17,"Ruth spent the entire day harvesting barley","BARLEY,DAY,ENTIRE,HARVESTING,RUTH,SPENT"
Ruth,2,17,"Ruth worked in the field from morning until evening","EVENING,FIELD,MORNING,RUTH,UNTIL,WORKED"
Ruth,2,17,"Ruth, the Gentile bride, was involved with the barley harvest; not the wheat harvest (which is threshed), or the grape harvest (which is crushed)","BARLEY,BRIDE,CRUSHED,GENTILE,GRAPE,HARVEST,INVOLVED,NOT,RUTH,THRESHED,WHEAT,WHICH"
Ruth,2,17,"The barley that had been harvested was beat out and measured at the end of the day","BARLEY,BEAT,DAY,END,HARVESTED,MEASURED"
Ruth,2,17,"When evening came, Ruth beat out what she had harvested","BEAT,EVENING,HARVESTED,RUTH,SHE,WHAT,WHEN"
Ruth,2,18,"Naomi saw what Ruth had gleaned","GLEANED,NAOMI,RUTH,SAW,WHAT"
Ruth,2,18,"Naomi was living in the city","CITY,LIVING,NAOMI"
Ruth,2,18,"Ruth carried her 35 liters of barley into Bethlehem; she apparently did this all by herself","ALL,BARLEY,BETHLEHEM,CARRIED,HER,HERSELF,LITERS,RUTH,SHE"
Ruth,2,18,"Ruth shared her harvest with her mother-in-law","HARVEST,HER,MOTHER-IN-LAW,RUTH,SHARED"
Ruth,2,18,"Ruth took the food that she needed, and then gave Naomi what was left over","FOOD,GAVE,LEFT,NAOMI,NEEDED,RUTH,SHE,TOOK,WHAT"
Ruth,2,19,"Naomi asked Ruth whose field she had worked in that day","ASKED,DAY,FIELD,NAOMI,RUTH,SHE,WHOSE,WORKED"
Ruth,2,19,"Naomi blessed the person who allowed Ruth to work in his field","ALLOWED,BLESSED,FIELD,HIS,NAOMI,PERSON,RUTH,WHO,WORK"
Ruth,2,19,"Ruth told Naomi that she had worked in the field of Boaz","BOAZ,FIELD,NAOMI,RUTH,SHE,TOLD,WORKED"
Ruth,2,20,"Naomi indicated that Boaz had a pattern of being kind; he had apparently been good to others in the past, and he had not changed","BEING,BOAZ,CHANGED,GOOD,HE,INDICATED,KIND,NAOMI,NOT,PAST,PATTERN"
Ruth,2,20,"Naomi prayed that God would bless Boaz for the kindness that he had shown that day","BLESS,BOAZ,DAY,GOD,HE,KINDNESS,NAOMI,PRAYED,SHOWN"
Ruth,2,20,"Naomi said that Boaz was kind to both the living and the dead","BOAZ,DEAD,KIND,LIVING,NAOMI,SAID"
Ruth,2,20,"Naomi told Ruth that Boaz was a relative; (Boaz had apparently not mentioned that fact to Ruth)","BOAZ,FACT,MENTIONED,NAOMI,NOT,RELATIVE,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,2,20,"Naomi told Ruth that Boaz was one of their 'next kinsmen'; this implied that there were other relatives as well","BOAZ,IMPLIED,KINSMEN,NAOMI,NEXT,ONE,RELATIVES,RUTH,THERE,TOLD"
Ruth,2,21,"Ruth told Naomi that Boaz said to remain by his workers until the harvest was over","BOAZ,HARVEST,HIS,NAOMI,REMAIN,RUTH,SAID,TOLD,UNTIL,WORKERS"
Ruth,2,21,"The barley harvest belong to Boaz","BARLEY,BELONG,BOAZ,HARVEST"
Ruth,2,21,"The barley harvest was not completed in one day; it looks like it took place over a period of time, and Boaz wanted Ruth to continue to work in his fields until it was over","BARLEY,BOAZ,COMPLETED,CONTINUE,DAY,FIELDS,HARVEST,HIS,LIKE,LOOKS,NOT,ONE,PLACE,RUTH,TIME,TOOK,UNTIL,WANTED,WORK"
Ruth,2,21,"This book mentioned yet again the fact that Ruth was a Moabite; it keeps mentioning this fact over and over again","AGAIN,BOOK,FACT,KEEPS,MENTIONED,MENTIONING,MOABITE,RUTH"
Ruth,2,22,"Naomi told Ruth that she should listen to Boaz; it was good for her to be with the maidens of Boaz, and not go anywhere else","ANYWHERE,BOAZ,GO,GOOD,HER,LISTEN,MAIDENS,NAOMI,NOT,RUTH,SHE,SHOULD,TOLD"
Ruth,2,22,"The book also keeps mentioning the fact that Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi","BOOK,DAUGHTER-IN-LAW,FACT,KEEPS,MENTIONING,NAOMI,RUTH"
Ruth,2,23,"Boaz had barley to harvest","BARLEY,BOAZ,HARVEST"
Ruth,2,23,"Boaz had wheat to harvest","BOAZ,HARVEST,WHEAT"
Ruth,2,23,"Ruth gathered food in the fields of Boaz during the barley harvest","BARLEY,BOAZ,DURING,FIELDS,FOOD,GATHERED,HARVEST,RUTH"
Ruth,2,23,"Ruth gathered food in the fields of Boaz during the wheat harvest","BOAZ,DURING,FIELDS,FOOD,GATHERED,HARVEST,RUTH,WHEAT"
Ruth,2,23,"Ruth had to work for her food; it wasn't given to her for free while she sat at home","FOOD,FREE,GIVEN,HER,HOME,RUTH,SAT,SHE,WHILE,WORK"
Ruth,2,23,"Ruth lived with her mother-in-law","HER,LIVED,MOTHER-IN-LAW,RUTH"
Ruth,2,23,"Ruth remained with the maidens of Boaz","BOAZ,MAIDENS,REMAINED,RUTH"
Ruth,2,23,"The barley harvest came first, and then the wheat harvest came after that; first the barley is harvested, and then the wheat","AFTER,BARLEY,FIRST,HARVEST,HARVESTED,WHEAT"
Ruth,3,1,"Naomi believed it was better for Ruth to be married than to live alone","ALONE,BELIEVED,BETTER,LIVE,MARRIED,NAOMI,RUTH"
Ruth,3,1,"Naomi believed that finding a husband for Ruth would benefit her and give her the rest and blessing that she sought","BELIEVED,BENEFIT,BLESSING,FINDING,GIVE,HER,HUSBAND,NAOMI,REST,RUTH,SHE,SOUGHT"
Ruth,3,1,"Naomi called Ruth her daughter","CALLED,DAUGHTER,HER,NAOMI,RUTH"
Ruth,3,1,"Naomi wanted to bless Ruth and give her a good life","BLESS,GIVE,GOOD,HER,LIFE,NAOMI,RUTH,WANTED"
Ruth,3,1,"Naomi wanted to find rest for Ruth","FIND,NAOMI,REST,RUTH,WANTED"
Ruth,3,2,"Naomi said that Boaz was one of their relatives","BOAZ,NAOMI,ONE,RELATIVES,SAID"
Ruth,3,2,"Naomi somehow knew that Boaz was winnowing barley on the threshing floor that night","BARLEY,BOAZ,FLOOR,KNEW,NAOMI,NIGHT,SOMEHOW,THRESHING"
Ruth,3,2,"Naomi was the one who took action to push Ruth to get a husband; she was the one who came up with the plan","ACTION,HUSBAND,NAOMI,ONE,PLAN,PUSH,RUTH,SHE,TOOK,UP,WHO"
Ruth,3,2,"Ruth had been spending time with the maidens of Boaz (when she worked in the fields to gather food)","BOAZ,FIELDS,FOOD,GATHER,MAIDENS,RUTH,SHE,SPENDING,TIME,WHEN,WORKED"
Ruth,3,3,"Boaz was at the threshing floor eating and drinking that night","BOAZ,DRINKING,EATING,FLOOR,NIGHT,THRESHING"
Ruth,3,3,"Naomi told Ruth to anoint herself","ANOINT,HERSELF,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,3,"Naomi told Ruth to dress herself up","DRESS,HERSELF,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD,UP"
Ruth,3,3,"Naomi told Ruth to go to the threshing floor where Boaz was","BOAZ,FLOOR,GO,NAOMI,RUTH,THRESHING,TOLD,WHERE"
Ruth,3,3,"Naomi told Ruth to wait, and not approach Boaz until he had finished eating and drinking","APPROACH,BOAZ,DRINKING,EATING,FINISHED,HE,NAOMI,NOT,RUTH,TOLD,UNTIL,WAIT"
Ruth,3,3,"Naomi told Ruth to wash herself","HERSELF,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD,WASH"
Ruth,3,4,"Apparently Boaz was going to sleep at the threshing floor that night","BOAZ,FLOOR,GOING,NIGHT,SLEEP,THRESHING"
Ruth,3,4,"Boaz did not approach Ruth; instead Ruth followed her mother-in-laws instructions and approached Boaz","APPROACH,APPROACHED,BOAZ,FOLLOWED,HER,INSTEAD,INSTRUCTIONS,MOTHER-IN-LAWS,NOT,RUTH"
Ruth,3,4,"Naomi told Ruth that Boaz would tell her what to do next","BOAZ,DO,HER,NAOMI,NEXT,RUTH,TELL,TOLD,WHAT"
Ruth,3,4,"Naomi told Ruth to lay down beside Boaz","BESIDE,BOAZ,DOWN,LAY,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,4,"Naomi told Ruth to notice where Boaz lied down that night","BOAZ,DOWN,LIED,NAOMI,NIGHT,NOTICE,RUTH,TOLD,WHERE"
Ruth,3,4,"Naomi told Ruth to uncover the feet of Boaz","BOAZ,FEET,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD,UNCOVER"
Ruth,3,5,"Ruth agreed to do everything that her mother-in-law told her to do","AGREED,DO,EVERYTHING,HER,MOTHER-IN-LAW,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,6,"Ruth did everything that her mother-in-law told her to do","DO,EVERYTHING,HER,MOTHER-IN-LAW,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,6,"Ruth went to the threshing floor","FLOOR,RUTH,THRESHING,WENT"
Ruth,3,7,"After Boaz ate and drank, his heart was merry","AFTER,ATE,BOAZ,DRANK,HEART,HIS,MERRY"
Ruth,3,7,"Boaz ate","ATE,BOAZ"
Ruth,3,7,"Boaz drank","BOAZ,DRANK"
Ruth,3,7,"Boaz lied down at the end of the heap of corn","BOAZ,CORN,DOWN,END,HEAP,LIED"
Ruth,3,7,"Ruth came in softly (quietly)","QUIETLY,RUTH,SOFTLY"
Ruth,3,7,"Ruth laid down at the feet of Boaz","BOAZ,DOWN,FEET,LAID,RUTH"
Ruth,3,7,"Ruth uncovered the feet of Boaz","BOAZ,FEET,RUTH,UNCOVERED"
Ruth,3,8,"At midnight, at the threshing floor of barley, Boaz became afraid","AFRAID,BARLEY,BECAME,BOAZ,FLOOR,MIDNIGHT,THRESHING"
Ruth,3,8,"At midnight, Boaz turned and saw that there was a woman lying at his feet","BOAZ,FEET,HIS,LYING,MIDNIGHT,SAW,THERE,TURNED,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,9,"Boaz asked the woman who she was","ASKED,BOAZ,SHE,WHO,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,9,"Boaz couldn't tell who the woman was","BOAZ,TELL,WHO,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,9,"Ruth approached Boaz from a position of great humility","APPROACHED,BOAZ,GREAT,HUMILITY,POSITION,RUTH"
Ruth,3,9,"Ruth asked Boaz to perform the duty of a near kinsman; (under the Mosaic Law this was to marry her to raise up children for her dead husband)","ASKED,BOAZ,CHILDREN,DEAD,DUTY,HER,HUSBAND,KINSMAN,LAW,MARRY,MOSAIC,NEAR,PERFORM,RAISE,RUTH,UNDER,UP"
Ruth,3,9,"Ruth called her the handmaid of Boaz","BOAZ,CALLED,HANDMAID,HER,RUTH"
Ruth,3,9,"Ruth identified herself","HERSELF,IDENTIFIED,RUTH"
Ruth,3,10,"Boaz apparently believed that it was a kindness for Ruth to go to his fields and harvest his leftover crops","BELIEVED,BOAZ,CROPS,FIELDS,GO,HARVEST,HIS,KINDNESS,LEFTOVER,RUTH"
Ruth,3,10,"Boaz blessed her of the Lord","BLESSED,BOAZ,HER,LORD"
Ruth,3,10,"Boaz called Ruth his daughter","BOAZ,CALLED,DAUGHTER,HIS,RUTH"
Ruth,3,10,"Boaz said that Ruth had showed him great kindness, because she had not chased after young men","AFTER,BECAUSE,BOAZ,CHASED,GREAT,HIM,KINDNESS,MEN,NOT,RUTH,SAID,SHE,SHOWED,YOUNG"
Ruth,3,10,"Boaz was apparently not a young man","BOAZ,MAN,NOT,YOUNG"
Ruth,3,11,"Boaz again called Ruth his daughter","AGAIN,BOAZ,CALLED,DAUGHTER,HIS,RUTH"
Ruth,3,11,"Boaz called Bethlehem the city of his people","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,CALLED,CITY,HIS,PEOPLE"
Ruth,3,11,"Boaz said that everyone in Bethlehem knew that Ruth was a virtuous woman","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,EVERYONE,KNEW,RUTH,SAID,VIRTUOUS,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,11,"Boaz said that he would do what Ruth asked him to do","ASKED,BOAZ,DO,HE,HIM,RUTH,SAID,WHAT"
Ruth,3,11,"Boaz told Ruth to not be afraid","AFRAID,BOAZ,NOT,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,11,"Ruth had a reputation for being a woman of virtue","BEING,REPUTATION,RUTH,VIRTUE,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,11,"The reason Boaz carried out the role of the near kinsman was because Ruth asked him to","ASKED,BECAUSE,BOAZ,CARRIED,HIM,KINSMAN,NEAR,REASON,ROLE,RUTH"
Ruth,3,11,"The reason Boaz was willing to carry out the role of the near kinsman for Ruth was because she was a woman of virtue","BECAUSE,BOAZ,CARRY,KINSMAN,NEAR,REASON,ROLE,RUTH,SHE,VIRTUE,WILLING,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,12,"Boaz told Ruth that he was indeed a near kinsman","BOAZ,HE,KINSMAN,NEAR,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,12,"Boaz told Ruth that there was someone else who was a nearer kinsman than him; this means another person had the first right to perform that role","ANOTHER,BOAZ,FIRST,HIM,KINSMAN,MEANS,NEARER,PERFORM,PERSON,RIGHT,ROLE,RUTH,SOMEONE,THERE,TOLD,WHO"
Ruth,3,13,"Boaz told Ruth that in the morning he would go and talk to the nearest kinsman, to see if he would perform the role that the Mosaic Law required him to do","BOAZ,DO,GO,HE,HIM,IF,KINSMAN,LAW,MORNING,MOSAIC,NEAREST,PERFORM,REQUIRED,ROLE,RUTH,SEE,TALK,TOLD"
Ruth,3,13,"Boaz told Ruth to lie down until morning","BOAZ,DOWN,LIE,MORNING,RUTH,TOLD,UNTIL"
Ruth,3,13,"Boaz told Ruth to remain at the threshing floor that night","BOAZ,FLOOR,NIGHT,REMAIN,RUTH,THRESHING,TOLD"
Ruth,3,13,"If the nearest kinsman would carry out his duty, then that was fine","CARRY,DUTY,FINE,HIS,IF,KINSMAN,NEAREST"
Ruth,3,13,"If the nearest kinsman would not carry out his duty, then Boaz would do it","BOAZ,CARRY,DO,DUTY,HIS,IF,KINSMAN,NEAREST,NOT"
Ruth,3,14,"Boaz asked Ruth to keep her presence there a secret, and not let other people know that a woman had been to the threshing floor","ASKED,BOAZ,FLOOR,HER,KEEP,KNOW,LET,NOT,PEOPLE,PRESENCE,RUTH,SECRET,THERE,THRESHING,WOMAN"
Ruth,3,14,"Ruth laid down at the feet of Boaz until morning","BOAZ,DOWN,FEET,LAID,MORNING,RUTH,UNTIL"
Ruth,3,14,"Ruth left the threshing floor before it was light enough for people to see one another","ANOTHER,BEFORE,FLOOR,LEFT,LIGHT,ONE,PEOPLE,RUTH,SEE,THRESHING"
Ruth,3,15,"Boaz asked for the veil that Ruth was wearing","ASKED,BOAZ,RUTH,VEIL,WEARING"
Ruth,3,15,"Boaz filled Ruth's veil with six measures of barley","BARLEY,BOAZ,FILLED,MEASURES,RUTH,SIX,VEIL"
Ruth,3,15,"Ruth carried the barley back to Bethlehem","BACK,BARLEY,BETHLEHEM,CARRIED,RUTH"
Ruth,3,15,"Ruth was apparently wearing a veil","RUTH,VEIL,WEARING"
Ruth,3,16,"Ruth returned to her mother-in-law","HER,MOTHER-IN-LAW,RETURNED,RUTH"
Ruth,3,16,"Ruth told Naomi everything that Boaz had done for her","BOAZ,DONE,EVERYTHING,HER,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD"
Ruth,3,16,"When Ruth returned home, Naomi asked her who she was (and yet Naomi still called Ruth her daughter)","ASKED,CALLED,DAUGHTER,HER,HOME,NAOMI,RETURNED,RUTH,SHE,WHEN,WHO"
Ruth,3,17,"Boaz gave Ruth six measures of barley","BARLEY,BOAZ,GAVE,MEASURES,RUTH,SIX"
Ruth,3,17,"The reason Boaz gave Ruth six measures of barley was so that she would not return to her mother-in-law empty handed","BARLEY,BOAZ,EMPTY,GAVE,HANDED,HER,MEASURES,MOTHER-IN-LAW,NOT,REASON,RETURN,RUTH,SHE,SIX"
Ruth,3,18,"Naomi told Ruth that Boaz would not rest until he had finished the matter that day","BOAZ,DAY,FINISHED,HE,MATTER,NAOMI,NOT,REST,RUTH,TOLD,UNTIL"
Ruth,3,18,"Naomi told Ruth to sit still","NAOMI,RUTH,SIT,TOLD"
Ruth,3,18,"Naomi told Ruth to wait until the matter had been carried out","CARRIED,MATTER,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD,UNTIL,WAIT"
Ruth,4,1,"Boaz sat down at the gate of the city","BOAZ,CITY,DOWN,GATE,SAT"
Ruth,4,1,"Boaz stopped the kinsman as he walked by, and told him to sit down","BOAZ,DOWN,HE,HIM,KINSMAN,SIT,STOPPED,TOLD,WALKED"
Ruth,4,1,"Boaz went to the gate of the city","BOAZ,CITY,GATE,WENT"
Ruth,4,1,"The city of Bethlehem had a gate in the days of Boaz","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,CITY,DAYS,GATE"
Ruth,4,1,"The city of Bethlehem had walls in the days of Boaz","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,CITY,DAYS,WALLS"
Ruth,4,1,"The kinsman listened to Boaz and sat down","BOAZ,DOWN,KINSMAN,LISTENED,SAT"
Ruth,4,1,"The kinsman of Naomi walked by while Boaz was sitting at the gate of the city; (interestingly, the text does not record the name of the kinsman; he is not even given that honor)","BOAZ,CITY,GATE,GIVEN,HE,HONOR,KINSMAN,NAME,NAOMI,NOT,RECORD,SITTING,TEXT,WALKED,WHILE"
Ruth,4,2,"Boaz brought 10 of the city elders to the gate of the city, so they could witness his interaction with the kinsman","BOAZ,BROUGHT,CITY,ELDERS,GATE,HIS,KINSMAN,WITNESS"
Ruth,4,2,"Boaz found 10 witnesses to witness his interaction with the kinsman","BOAZ,FOUND,HIS,KINSMAN,WITNESS,WITNESSES"
Ruth,4,2,"Boaz found ten of the elders of the city","BOAZ,CITY,ELDERS,FOUND,TEN"
Ruth,4,2,"In the days of Boaz, the authority in the city of Bethlehem were the city elders","AUTHORITY,BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,CITY,DAYS,ELDERS"
Ruth,4,2,"In the days of Boaz, the city of Bethlehem had at least ten elders","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,CITY,DAYS,ELDERS,LEAST,TEN"
Ruth,4,3,"Boaz did not start by talking about Ruth; instead he started the conversation by talking about a piece of land that was being sold; (this was laying a trap for him; when the kinsman expressed interest in the land but not in Ruth, it would become obvious that he lacked integrity)","BECOME,BEING,BOAZ,CONVERSATION,EXPRESSED,HE,HIM,INSTEAD,INTEGRITY,INTEREST,KINSMAN,LACKED,LAND,LAYING,NOT,OBVIOUS,PIECE,RUTH,SOLD,START,STARTED,TALKING,TRAP,WHEN"
Ruth,4,3,"Boaz told the kinsman that Naomi had returned from Moab","BOAZ,KINSMAN,MOAB,NAOMI,RETURNED,TOLD"
Ruth,4,3,"Boaz told the kinsman that Naomi was selling a parcel of land","BOAZ,KINSMAN,LAND,NAOMI,PARCEL,SELLING,TOLD"
Ruth,4,3,"Naomi had a parcel of land that belonged to her husband","BELONGED,HER,HUSBAND,LAND,NAOMI,PARCEL"
Ruth,4,3,"Naomi was selling the parcel of land; (this is the first time that fact is mentioned)","FACT,FIRST,LAND,MENTIONED,NAOMI,PARCEL,SELLING,TIME"
Ruth,4,3,"The parcel of land that Naomi was selling used to belong to Elimelech","BELONG,ELIMELECH,LAND,NAOMI,PARCEL,SELLING,USED"
Ruth,4,4,"Boaz asked the kinsman to redeem the land","ASKED,BOAZ,KINSMAN,LAND,REDEEM"
Ruth,4,4,"Boaz said that if the kinsman didn't redeem the land, then the only other person who could do it was Boaz; they were the only two people who could do this","BOAZ,DO,IF,KINSMAN,LAND,ONLY,PEOPLE,PERSON,REDEEM,SAID,TWO,WHO"
Ruth,4,4,"Boaz said that it was the duty of the kinsman to redeem the land","BOAZ,DUTY,KINSMAN,LAND,REDEEM,SAID"
Ruth,4,4,"Boaz told the kinsman to tell him if he was not going to redeem the land, so that Boaz could redeem it","BOAZ,GOING,HE,HIM,IF,KINSMAN,LAND,NOT,REDEEM,TELL,TOLD"
Ruth,4,4,"The kinsman said that he would redeem the land","HE,KINSMAN,LAND,REDEEM,SAID"
Ruth,4,4,"The word 'redeem' is used five times in this one verse","FIVE,ONE,REDEEM,TIMES,USED,VERSE,WORD"
Ruth,4,5,"After the kinsman promised to redeem the land, Boaz said that he also had to take Ruth and have children with her; (this was a provision in the Mosaic Law, to raise up children for the husband who had died childless)","AFTER,BOAZ,CHILDLESS,CHILDREN,DIED,HE,HER,HUSBAND,KINSMAN,LAND,LAW,MOSAIC,PROMISED,PROVISION,RAISE,REDEEM,RUTH,SAID,TAKE,UP,WHO"
Ruth,4,5,"It was the duty of the nearest kinsman to have children with Ruth, in order to carry on the name of the man who had died","CARRY,CHILDREN,DIED,DUTY,KINSMAN,MAN,NAME,NEAREST,ORDER,RUTH,WHO"
Ruth,4,5,"The kinsman could not obtain the land without obtaining Ruth as well","KINSMAN,LAND,NOT,OBTAIN,OBTAINING,RUTH"
Ruth,4,6,"The blessing of God went to the person who obeyed the Law and acted as the redeemer, instead of the person who disobeyed it and refused to do his duty","ACTED,BLESSING,DISOBEYED,DO,DUTY,GOD,HIS,INSTEAD,LAW,OBEYED,PERSON,REDEEMER,REFUSED,WENT,WHO"
Ruth,4,6,"The Messiah could have come through either this kinsman or through Boaz, since both were relatives; when the kinsman refused to obey God and follow the Law, the Messiah came through Boaz instead of him","BOAZ,COME,FOLLOW,GOD,HIM,INSTEAD,KINSMAN,LAW,MESSIAH,OBEY,REFUSED,RELATIVES,SINCE,WHEN"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman immediately went back on his word in the presence of the leaders of the city; he said that he would be the redeemer, but he did not do what he said he would do","BACK,CITY,DO,HE,HIS,IMMEDIATELY,KINSMAN,LEADERS,NEAREST,NOT,PRESENCE,REDEEMER,SAID,WENT,WHAT,WORD"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman lied and said that having children with Ruth would damage his own inheritance; in reality that was not the case at all, and by rejecting Ruth he was refusing to obey the Law and do what God commanded","ALL,CASE,CHILDREN,COMMANDED,DAMAGE,DO,GOD,HE,HIS,INHERITANCE,KINSMAN,LAW,LIED,NEAREST,NOT,OBEY,OWN,REALITY,REFUSING,REJECTING,RUTH,SAID,WHAT"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman lied and said that he could not redeem Ruth; in reality it was his legal obligation to do so, but he refused to follow the Law and do what God commanded him to do","COMMANDED,DO,FOLLOW,GOD,HE,HIM,HIS,KINSMAN,LAW,LEGAL,LIED,NEAREST,NOT,OBLIGATION,REALITY,REDEEM,REFUSED,RUTH,SAID,WHAT"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman refused to redeem Ruth","KINSMAN,NEAREST,REDEEM,REFUSED,RUTH"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman refused to take Ruth and have children with her, even though the Mosaic Law required him to do so","CHILDREN,DO,HER,HIM,KINSMAN,LAW,MOSAIC,NEAREST,REFUSED,REQUIRED,RUTH,TAKE"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman was a liar","KINSMAN,LIAR,NEAREST"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman was disobedient to God","DISOBEDIENT,GOD,KINSMAN,NEAREST"
Ruth,4,6,"The nearest kinsman was lawless; he refused to obey the law","HE,KINSMAN,LAW,LAWLESS,NEAREST,OBEY,REFUSED"
Ruth,4,6,"When this kinsman refused to obey the Law he robbed himself of a tremendous blessing; in reality his inheritance was marred by not taking Ruth, and it would have been greatly enhanced if he had taken her","BLESSING,GREATLY,HE,HER,HIMSELF,HIS,IF,INHERITANCE,KINSMAN,LAW,MARRED,NOT,OBEY,REALITY,REFUSED,ROBBED,RUTH,TAKEN,TAKING,TREMENDOUS,WHEN"
Ruth,4,7,"The practice at the time was that when the nearest kinsman refused to obey the Law and rejected what God had commanded him to do, he would signify his act of gross disobedience by taking off his shoe and handing it to the person who did act as the redeemer; this was a public testimony of his disobedience and lack of integrity (and was required by the Mosaic Law)","ACT,COMMANDED,DISOBEDIENCE,DO,GOD,GROSS,HE,HIM,HIS,INTEGRITY,KINSMAN,LACK,LAW,MOSAIC,NEAREST,OBEY,OFF,PERSON,PRACTICE,PUBLIC,REDEEMER,REFUSED,REJECTED,REQUIRED,SHOE,SIGNIFY,TAKING,TESTIMONY,TIME,WHAT,WHEN,WHO"
Ruth,4,8,"The kinsman took off his shoe and gave it to Boaz, as a public display of his disobedience and lack of integrity","BOAZ,DISOBEDIENCE,DISPLAY,GAVE,HIS,INTEGRITY,KINSMAN,LACK,OFF,PUBLIC,SHOE,TOOK"
Ruth,4,8,"The nearest kinsman was so selfish, and disliked Ruth so much, that he was willing to publicly humiliate himself in front of the elders of the city in order to avoid doing what God required him to do; because of this, he was not in the line of the Messiah","AVOID,BECAUSE,CITY,DO,DOING,ELDERS,FRONT,GOD,HE,HIM,HIMSELF,KINSMAN,LINE,MESSIAH,MUCH,NEAREST,NOT,ORDER,PUBLICLY,REQUIRED,RUTH,SELFISH,WHAT,WILLING"
Ruth,4,9,"Boaz did this transaction in the sight of other people, who were also standing around","BOAZ,PEOPLE,SIGHT,STANDING,WHO"
Ruth,4,9,"Boaz did this transaction in the sight of the elders of the city","BOAZ,CITY,ELDERS,SIGHT"
Ruth,4,9,"Boaz purchased all that once belonged to Chilion and Mahlon from Naomi","ALL,BELONGED,BOAZ,CHILION,MAHLON,NAOMI,ONCE,PURCHASED"
Ruth,4,9,"Boaz purchased all that once belonged to Elimelech from Naomi","ALL,BELONGED,BOAZ,ELIMELECH,NAOMI,ONCE,PURCHASED"
Ruth,4,10,"Boaz the redeemer purchased Ruth to be his wife","BOAZ,HIS,PURCHASED,REDEEMER,RUTH,WIFE"
Ruth,4,10,"Boaz took Ruth to be his wife to raise up children for the man who had died, so that his name would not be cut off; (this was what the Mosaic Law required the redeemer to do)","BOAZ,CHILDREN,DIED,DO,HIS,LAW,MAN,MOSAIC,NAME,NOT,OFF,RAISE,REDEEMER,REQUIRED,RUTH,TOOK,UP,WHAT,WHO,WIFE"
Ruth,4,10,"God did not want the name of the dead to be cut off; instead He had a provision to provide children for the man who had died, so that his name would be carried on; the children of the redeemer would be counted as the children of the dead man","CARRIED,CHILDREN,COUNTED,DEAD,DIED,GOD,HE,HIS,INSTEAD,MAN,NAME,NOT,OFF,PROVIDE,PROVISION,REDEEMER,WANT,WHO"
Ruth,4,10,"Ruth was the wife of Mahlon","MAHLON,RUTH,WIFE"
Ruth,4,10,"The book of Ruth continues to emphasize the fact that Ruth was a Moabite","BOOK,CONTINUES,EMPHASIZE,FACT,MOABITE,RUTH"
Ruth,4,10,"The Mosaic Law required the nearest kinsman to marry the widow of someone who died childless, to raise up children so that his name was not lost; this was important in the sight of God; (the kinsman had this duty even if he was already married; in that case he would end up with multiple wives)","CASE,CHILDLESS,CHILDREN,DIED,DUTY,END,GOD,HE,HIS,IF,IMPORTANT,KINSMAN,LAW,LOST,MARRIED,MARRY,MOSAIC,NAME,NEAREST,NOT,RAISE,REQUIRED,SIGHT,SOMEONE,UP,WHO,WIDOW,WIVES"
Ruth,4,10,"When Boaz purchased Ruth, she was not there are the time; he did these things at the city gate, in the presence of the elders of the city, while Ruth waited at the house of Naomi","BOAZ,CITY,ELDERS,GATE,HE,HOUSE,NAOMI,NOT,PRESENCE,PURCHASED,RUTH,SHE,THERE,THESE,THINGS,TIME,WAITED,WHEN,WHILE"
Ruth,4,10,"When Boaz purchased the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon, he also purchased Ruth at the same time","BOAZ,CHILION,ELIMELECH,HE,MAHLON,PROPERTY,PURCHASED,RUTH,SAME,TIME,WHEN"
Ruth,4,11,"God is the one who gives children, or who withholds them; children come from God","CHILDREN,COME,GIVES,GOD,ONE,WHO,WITHHOLDS"
Ruth,4,11,"Having children was considered to be a great blessing, and a good thing; it was something that people wanted; they believed that having many children (as Rachel and Leah did) was a good thing, not a bad thing","BAD,BELIEVED,BLESSING,CHILDREN,CONSIDERED,GOOD,GREAT,LEAH,MANY,NOT,PEOPLE,RACHEL,SOMETHING,THING,WANTED"
Ruth,4,11,"Jacob had two wives: Rachel and Leah","JACOB,LEAH,RACHEL,TWO,WIVES"
Ruth,4,11,"Leah was a historical person who truly existed","EXISTED,HISTORICAL,LEAH,PERSON,TRULY,WHO"
Ruth,4,11,"Leah was the wife of Israel (Jacob)","ISRAEL,JACOB,LEAH,WIFE"
Ruth,4,11,"Rachel and Leah bore children to Jacob","BORE,CHILDREN,JACOB,LEAH,RACHEL"
Ruth,4,11,"Rachel was a historical person who truly existed","EXISTED,HISTORICAL,PERSON,RACHEL,TRULY,WHO"
Ruth,4,11,"Rachel was the wife of Israel (Jacob)","ISRAEL,JACOB,RACHEL,WIFE"
Ruth,4,11,"The 10 elders who were standing by the gate when this happened said that they were witnesses","ELDERS,GATE,HAPPENED,SAID,STANDING,WHEN,WHO,WITNESSES"
Ruth,4,11,"The people asked God to give Ruth children and make her fruitful like Rachel and Leah, who built the house of Israel (Jacob)","ASKED,BUILT,CHILDREN,FRUITFUL,GIVE,GOD,HER,HOUSE,ISRAEL,JACOB,LEAH,LIKE,MAKE,PEOPLE,RACHEL,RUTH,WHO"
Ruth,4,11,"The people asked God to make Ruth fruitful; they believed that children came from God","ASKED,BELIEVED,CHILDREN,FRUITFUL,GOD,MAKE,PEOPLE,RUTH"
Ruth,4,11,"The people told Boaz to 'do worthily' in Ephratah (which was where Bethlehem was located)","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,DO,EPHRATAH,LOCATED,PEOPLE,TOLD,WHERE,WHICH,WORTHILY"
Ruth,4,11,"The people told Boaz to be famous in Bethlehem","BETHLEHEM,BOAZ,FAMOUS,PEOPLE,TOLD"
Ruth,4,11,"The people who were standing by the gate when this happened said that they were witnesses","GATE,HAPPENED,PEOPLE,SAID,STANDING,WHEN,WHO,WITNESSES"
Ruth,4,11,"There was apparently a standard speech that the people gave whenever someone was redeemed","GAVE,PEOPLE,REDEEMED,SOMEONE,SPEECH,STANDARD,THERE"
Ruth,4,11,"When Rachel and Leah bore children to Jacob, they built up his house; the act of having children was considered to be building up the person's house (since the house was the family - the offspring - not the building in which they lived)","ACT,BORE,BUILDING,BUILT,CHILDREN,CONSIDERED,FAMILY,HIS,HOUSE,JACOB,LEAH,LIVED,NOT,OFFSPRING,PERSON,RACHEL,SINCE,UP,WHEN,WHICH"
Ruth,4,12,"Children come from the Lord","CHILDREN,COME,LORD"
Ruth,4,12,"Having many descendants was considered to be a good thing, and a great blessing","BLESSING,CONSIDERED,DESCENDANTS,GOOD,GREAT,MANY,THING"
Ruth,4,12,"Judah was a real person who actually existed","ACTUALLY,EXISTED,JUDAH,PERSON,REAL,WHO"
Ruth,4,12,"Pharez was a real person who actually existed","ACTUALLY,EXISTED,PERSON,PHAREZ,REAL,WHO"
Ruth,4,12,"Pharez was the son of Tamar","PHAREZ,SON,TAMAR"
Ruth,4,12,"Ruth was a young woman","RUTH,WOMAN,YOUNG"
Ruth,4,12,"Tamar had Pharez with Judah","JUDAH,PHAREZ,TAMAR"
Ruth,4,12,"Tamar really did have a son with Judah; that story in Genesis actually did happen","ACTUALLY,GENESIS,HAPPEN,JUDAH,SON,STORY,TAMAR"
Ruth,4,12,"Tamar was a real person who actually existed","ACTUALLY,EXISTED,PERSON,REAL,TAMAR,WHO"
Ruth,4,12,"The house of a person were his descendants, not the building in which he lived; people wanted a large house, which means people wanted many descendants and a large family line","BUILDING,DESCENDANTS,FAMILY,HE,HIS,HOUSE,LARGE,LINE,LIVED,MANY,MEANS,NOT,PEOPLE,PERSON,WANTED,WHICH"
Ruth,4,12,"The people wished that the house of Boaz would be like the house of Pharez; this means they wanted Boaz to have many descendants","BOAZ,DESCENDANTS,HOUSE,LIKE,MANY,MEANS,PEOPLE,PHAREZ,WANTED,WISHED"
Ruth,4,13,"Boaz took Ruth as his wife","BOAZ,HIS,RUTH,TOOK,WIFE"
Ruth,4,13,"Children are gifts from God; they come from the Lord","CHILDREN,COME,GIFTS,GOD,LORD"
Ruth,4,13,"God has the ability to give children, and to withhold them","ABILITY,CHILDREN,GIVE,GOD,WITHHOLD"
Ruth,4,13,"God is the one who gives conception","CONCEPTION,GIVES,GOD,ONE,WHO"
Ruth,4,13,"Ruth conceived and bore a son; she had no children from her previous husband, but she did have a child with Boaz","BOAZ,BORE,CHILD,CHILDREN,CONCEIVED,HER,HUSBAND,NO,PREVIOUS,RUTH,SHE,SON"
Ruth,4,13,"The reason Ruth bore a son was because God 'gave her conception'; God was the one who caused her to conceive and have a son","BECAUSE,BORE,CAUSED,CONCEIVE,CONCEPTION,GAVE,GOD,HER,ONE,REASON,RUTH,SON,WHO"
Ruth,4,14,"In this book, when something good happened the people blessed the Lord","BLESSED,BOOK,GOOD,HAPPENED,LORD,PEOPLE,SOMETHING,WHEN"
Ruth,4,14,"The people of Bethlehem expected the offspring of Ruth to be famous in Israel","BETHLEHEM,EXPECTED,FAMOUS,ISRAEL,OFFSPRING,PEOPLE,RUTH"
Ruth,4,14,"The women of Bethlehem gave God the credit for providing a kinsman for Naomi","BETHLEHEM,GAVE,GOD,KINSMAN,NAOMI,PROVIDING,WOMEN"
Ruth,4,14,"When Ruth had a son, the women of Bethlehem blessed the Lord for giving Naomi a kinsman","BETHLEHEM,BLESSED,GIVING,KINSMAN,LORD,NAOMI,RUTH,SON,WHEN,WOMEN"
Ruth,4,15,"Children were expected to take care of their grandparents in their old age","AGE,CARE,CHILDREN,EXPECTED,GRANDPARENTS,OLD,TAKE"
Ruth,4,15,"Children were seen as a blessing, and as a source of care and comfort to their parents and grandparents","BLESSING,CARE,CHILDREN,COMFORT,GRANDPARENTS,PARENTS,SEEN,SOURCE"
Ruth,4,15,"The women of Bethlehem told Naomi that Ruth was better to her than seven sons","BETHLEHEM,BETTER,HER,NAOMI,RUTH,SEVEN,SONS,TOLD,WOMEN"
Ruth,4,15,"The women of Bethlehem told Naomi that Ruth, her daughter-in-law, loved her","BETHLEHEM,DAUGHTER-IN-LAW,HER,LOVED,NAOMI,RUTH,TOLD,WOMEN"
Ruth,4,15,"The women of Bethlehem told Naomi that the son of Ruth would nourish her in her old age","AGE,BETHLEHEM,HER,NAOMI,NOURISH,OLD,RUTH,SON,TOLD,WOMEN"
Ruth,4,15,"The women of Bethlehem told Naomi that the son of Ruth would restore her life","BETHLEHEM,HER,LIFE,NAOMI,RESTORE,RUTH,SON,TOLD,WOMEN"
Ruth,4,16,"Naomi nursed the son of Ruth","NAOMI,NURSED,RUTH,SON"
Ruth,4,17,"Jesse was the father of David","DAVID,FATHER,JESSE"
Ruth,4,17,"Obed was the father of Jesse","FATHER,JESSE,OBED"
Ruth,4,17,"The passage seems to indicate that the female neighbors of Naomi were the ones who named the son of Ruth","FEMALE,INDICATE,NAMED,NAOMI,NEIGHBORS,ONES,PASSAGE,RUTH,SEEMS,SON,WHO"
Ruth,4,17,"The son of Ruth was named Obed","NAMED,OBED,RUTH,SON"
Ruth,4,18,"Pharez had a descendant named Hezron","DESCENDANT,HEZRON,NAMED,PHAREZ"
Ruth,4,19,"Hezron had a descendant named Ram","DESCENDANT,HEZRON,NAMED,RAM"
Ruth,4,19,"Ram had a descendant named Amminadab","AMMINADAB,DESCENDANT,NAMED,RAM"
Ruth,4,20,"Amminadab had a descendant named Nahshon","AMMINADAB,DESCENDANT,NAHSHON,NAMED"
Ruth,4,20,"Nahshon had a descendant named Salmon","DESCENDANT,NAHSHON,NAMED,SALMON"
Ruth,4,21,"Boaz had a descendant named Obed","BOAZ,DESCENDANT,NAMED,OBED"
Ruth,4,21,"Salmon had a descendant named Boaz","BOAZ,DESCENDANT,NAMED,SALMON"
Ruth,4,22,"Jesse had a descendant named David","DAVID,DESCENDANT,JESSE,NAMED"
Ruth,4,22,"Obed had a descendant named Jesse","DESCENDANT,JESSE,NAMED,OBED"
Ruth,4,22,"This book seems to have been written after David was born","AFTER,BOOK,BORN,DAVID,SEEMS,WRITTEN"