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
Then she bowed down on her face to the earth, and said to him: Why have I found favor in your eyes? For you give me attention and I am a foreigner.
1 Samuel 25:41
She bowed down with her face touching the ground. I am ready to serve, she said. I am willing to wash the feet of my master's servants.
Luke 14:11
Those who exalt themselves will be humbled. And people who humble themselves will be exalted.
Spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
Then I passed by you and saw that you were at the time for love. So I spread my skirt over you and covered your nakedness. I also swore to you and entered into a covenant with you so that you became mine, declares the Lord Jehovah.
A near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
It is true that I am a close relative, but there is a relation nearer than I.
Ruth 2:20
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law: May Jehovah bless him. The man is kind to the living and to the dead. Then Naomi admitted to her: The man is of our family, one of our near relatives.
General references
Leviticus 25:25
If any of you Israelites become so poor that you are forced to sell your property, your closest relative must buy it back.