4 occurrences

'Continued' in the Bible

So they continued on until they reached Bethlehem. Now when the two of them arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town got excited at the news of their arrival and they asked one another, "Can this be Naomi?"

Verse ConceptsGod's Mercy, Example OfTownIs It Really?

She asked us, "Please allow me to glean what's left of the grain behind the harvesters.' So she came out and has continued working from dawn until now, except for a short time in a shelter."

Verse ConceptsMorningNoonGleaningThose Who Toiled

So Ruth continued to stay close to the young women who worked for Boaz, gathering grain until both the barley and wheat harvests were complete, all the while living with her mother-in-law.

Verse ConceptsWheatLiving Together

Boaz continued, "On the very day you buy the field from Naomi, you're also "buying" Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of her dead husband, so the family name may be continued as an inheritance."

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningPoverty, Attitudes Towards

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Retain (38 instances)
Uphold (32 instances)

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