Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Spread therefore
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Bible References
Ruth
Ruth 2:10
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favour in thine eyes, that thou shouldest regard me, seeing I am a foreigner?
1 Samuel 25:41
And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a bondwoman to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
Luke 14:11
for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
Spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
And I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; and I swore unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.
A near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
And now, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.
Ruth 2:20
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead! And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of those who have the right of our redemption.
General references
Leviticus 25:25
If thy brother grow poor, and sell of his possession, then shall his redeemer, his nearest relation, come and redeem that which his brother sold.