Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
The lord
Ephratah
General references
Bible References
The lord
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them."
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalm 128:3
Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants, around your table.
Build
Deuteronomy 25:9
then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say, "So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother's house."
Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Ephratah
Ruth 1:2
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Genesis 35:16
They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.
Psalm 132:6
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Matthew 2:6
'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a ruler, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"
General references
Job 29:7
when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
Matthew 2:5
And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,