Cross references
Ruth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Ruth 4:11 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 29:32–30:24 (9 votes) and Matthew 2:6 (7 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 16 to Luke 2.
Which verses does Ruth 4:11 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Genesis 29:32–30:249 votes
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon. …
- Matthew 2:67 votes
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
- Micah 5:26 votes
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
- Genesis 35:16–205 votes
Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.” …
- Psalm 127:3–55 votes
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. …
- Genesis 46:8–274 votes
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. …
- Numbers 26:1–654 votes
After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.” …
- Deuteronomy 25:94 votes
his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”
- Ruth 1:24 votes
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
- Psalm 128:3–64 votes
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD. …
- Psalm 132:64 votes
- Proverbs 14:14 votes
- Genesis 24:603 votes
Which verses point to Ruth 4:11?
The 10 strongest of 29.