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
Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him, "Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner?"
1 Samuel 25:41
She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, "Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord."
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
Spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
"'Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
A near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.
Ruth 2:20
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be rewarded by the Lord because he has shown loyalty to the living on behalf of the dead!" Then Naomi said to her, "This man is a close relative of ours; he is our guardian."
General references
Leviticus 25:25
"'If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold.