Ruth 1:1

And it cometh to pass, in the days of the judging of the judges, that there is a famine in the land, and there goeth a man from Beth-Lehem-Judah to sojourn in the fields of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

Genesis 12:10

And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine is grievous in the land;

Genesis 26:1

And there is a famine in the land, besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

Genesis 43:1

And the famine is severe in the land;

Judges 17:8

And the man goeth out of the city, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah, to sojourn where he doth find, and cometh to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, to work his way.

Psalm 105:16

And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.

Leviticus 26:19

and I have broken the pride of your strength, and have made your heavens as iron, and your earth as brass;

Deuteronomy 28:23-24

And thy heavens which are over thy head have been brass, and the earth which is under thee iron;

Deuteronomy 28:38

'Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it;

Judges 2:16-18

And Jehovah raiseth up judges, and they save them from the hand of their spoilers;

Judges 12:8

And after him Ibzan of Beth-Lehem judgeth Israel,

Judges 19:1-2

And it cometh to pass, in those days, when there is no king in Israel, that there is a man a Levite, a sojourner in the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he taketh to him a wife, a concubine, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah;

2 Samuel 21:1

And there is a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David seeketh the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah saith, 'For Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put to death the Gibeonites.'

1 Kings 17:1-12

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

1 Kings 18:2

and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,

2 Kings 8:1-2

And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, 'Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.'

Psalm 107:34

A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.

Jeremiah 14:1

That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:

Ezekiel 14:13

Son of man, the land -- when it sinneth against Me to commit a trespass, and I have stretched out My hand against it, and broken for it the staff of bread, and sent into it famine, and cut off from it man and beast --

Ezekiel 14:21

For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Although My four sore judgments -- sword, and famine, and wild beast, and pestilence -- I have sent unto Jerusalem, to cut off from it man and beast,

Joel 1:10-11

Spoiled is the field, mourned hath the ground, For spoiled is the corn, Dried up hath been new wine, languish doth oil.

Joel 1:16-20

Is not before our eyes food cut off? From the house of our God joy and rejoicing?

Amos 4:6

And I also -- I have given to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places, And ye have not turned back unto Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.

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Summary

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

General references

Bible References

The judges

Judges 2:16
And Jehovah raiseth up judges, and they save them from the hand of their spoilers;
Judges 12:8
And after him Ibzan of Beth-Lehem judgeth Israel,

A famine

Genesis 12:10
And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goeth down towards Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine is grievous in the land;
Genesis 26:1
And there is a famine in the land, besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
Genesis 43:1
And the famine is severe in the land;
Leviticus 26:19
and I have broken the pride of your strength, and have made your heavens as iron, and your earth as brass;
Deuteronomy 28:23
And thy heavens which are over thy head have been brass, and the earth which is under thee iron;
2 Samuel 21:1
And there is a famine in the days of David three years, year after year, and David seeketh the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah saith, 'For Saul and for the bloody house, because that he put to death the Gibeonites.'
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, 'Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'
1 Kings 18:2
and Elijah goeth to appear unto Ahab. And the famine is severe in Samaria,
2 Kings 8:1
And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, 'Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.'
Psalm 105:16
And He calleth a famine on the land, The whole staff of bread He hath broken.
Psalm 107:34
A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
Jeremiah 14:1
That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:
Ezekiel 14:13
Son of man, the land -- when it sinneth against Me to commit a trespass, and I have stretched out My hand against it, and broken for it the staff of bread, and sent into it famine, and cut off from it man and beast --
Joel 1:10
Spoiled is the field, mourned hath the ground, For spoiled is the corn, Dried up hath been new wine, languish doth oil.
Amos 4:6
And I also -- I have given to you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places, And ye have not turned back unto Me, an affirmation of Jehovah.

General references

Matthew 2:5
And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,