Ruth 1:19

So they journeyed on until they came to Bethlehem. Their arrival stirred the whole town, and the women said, “Can this be Naomi?”

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In The King James Version

So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

In Context

18When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she ceased urging her to return.

20“Do not call me Naomi,” she said to them, “call me Mara, for the Almighty has given me a bitter lot.

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Cross References

Ruth 2:6The servant who had charge of the reapers replied, “It is the Moabite girl who came back with Naomi from the territory of Moab.

Matthew 21:10When he had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and asked –

Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:7-19

Naomi Returns to Canaan; Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law; Ruth's Constancy to Naomi. ( b. c. 1312.) 6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to… Read the whole commentary →

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