Bible Cross References
Ruth
Ruth 2:10-13
10
And she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?
11
And Boaz answered and said to her, It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you have not known before.
12
May Jehovah reward your work, and full wages be given you by Jehovah the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.
13
And she said, Let me find favor in your eyes, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken to the heart of your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.
1 Samuel 25:41
And she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your handmaid, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
Luke 14:11
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
spread therefore
Ezekiel 16:8
When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord Jehovah.
a near kinsman
Ruth 3:12
Now it is true that I am a kinsman redeemer; however, there is a kinsman redeemer closer than I.
Ruth 2:20
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of Jehovah, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead! And Naomi said to her, This man is next of kin to us, a kinsman redeemer.