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 unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes that thou should acknowledge me, seeing I am a stranger?
1 Samuel 25:41
And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a slave to wash the feet of the slaves of my lord.
Luke 14:11
For whosoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
Spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
And I passed by thee and looked upon thee; behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my mantle over thee and covered thy shame; and I gave thee an oath and entered into a covenant with thee, said the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine;
A near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
And now it is true that I am thy redeemer; however, there is another redeemer nearer than I (in kinship).
Ruth 2:20
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Let him be blessed of the LORD, who has not left off his mercy unto the living nor unto the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, and of whom one has the right to redeem us.
General references
Leviticus 25:25
If thy brother becomes poor and has sold away some of his possession, his redeemer shall come, his closest kinsman, and shall redeem that which his brother sold.