Matthew 1:3Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez of Hezron, Hezron of Aram,
Ruth 1:1
In the time when the judges ruled, there was once a famine in the land. A man from Bethlehem in Judah took his wife and two sons to live in the territory of Moab.
Ruth 1:2
His name was Elimelech and his wife’s was Naomi, and his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. After they had been living in Moab for some time,
Ruth 1:7
As they were setting out together on the journey to Judah,
Ruth 1:8
Naomi said to her daughters-in-law, ‘Go, return both of you to the home of your mother. May the Lord be kind to you as you have been kind to the dead and to me.
Ruth 1:14
Then they again wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth stayed with her.