Ruth 1:1

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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.

The judges

Judges 2:16

Judges 12:8

A famine

General references

Matthew 2:5

Bible References

The judges

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hands of their oppressors,

After this man, one Ibozan of Bethlehem judged Israel;

A famine

After this there came a dearth in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the dearth was sore in the land.

And there fell a dearth in the land, passing the first dearth that fell in the days of Abraham. Wherefore Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

And the dearth waxed sore in the land.

and will break the pride of your strength. For I will make the heaven over you as hard as iron, and your land as hard as brass.

"And the heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee, iron.

Then there fell a hunger in the days of David: three years, year by year. And David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, "It is for Saul's sake and the house of blood, because he slew the Gibeonites."

And Elijah the Tishbite, which was of the inhabiters of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As truly as the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, save as I appoint it."

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab, for there was a great famishment in Samaria.

Then spake Elisha unto the woman whose son he had restored to life again, saying, "Up, and go both thou and thine house, and sojourn where thou thinkest best, for the LORD will call a dearth which shall come on the land seven years."

Moreover he called for a dearth upon the land, and destroyed all the provision of bread.

A fruitful land maketh he barren, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

The word of the LORD showed unto Jeremiah, concerning the dearth of the fruits.

"Thou son of man, when the land sinneth against me and goeth forth in wickedness: I will stretch out mine hand upon it, and destroy all the provision of their bread, and send dearth upon them, to destroy man and beast in the land.

The field shall be wasted, the land shall be in a miserable cause: for the corn shall be destroyed, the sweet wine shall come to confusion, and the oil utterly desolate.

"'Therefore have I given you idle teeth in all your cities, and scarceness of bread in all your places: yet will ye not turn unto me,' sayeth the LORD.

General references

And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet,