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
General references
Bible References
Ruth
Ruth 2:10
She bowed with her face to the ground and said to him, “Why are you so kind to notice me, although I am a foreigner?”
1 Samuel 25:41
She stood up, then bowed her face to the ground and said, “Here I am, your servant, to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
“Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
A near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
Yes, it is true that I am a family redeemer, but there is a redeemer closer than I am.
Ruth 2:20
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our family redeemers.”
General references
Leviticus 25:25
If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold.