5 occurrences

'Took' in the Bible

They took wives from the Moabite women; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there about ten years;

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningGood Wives ExamplesTen To Fourteen Years

She picked it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. Ruth also took out and gave to Naomi what she had saved after she [had eaten and] was satisfied.

Verse ConceptsRemaining Food

Then Boaz took ten men from the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” And they sat down.

Verse ConceptsTownTen People

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningRuthMarital SexConceptionMarital Sex BetweenSex Before MarriageSame Sex MarriageHaving A Babypremarital

Then Naomi took the child and placed him in her lap, and she became his nurse.

Verse ConceptsAdoption

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