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Rth 1:4 — And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one [was] Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

they took		"The Targum says, ""they transgressed the decree of the word of the LORD, and took to them strange women."""
wives		Deu 7:3; Deu 23:3; 1Ki 11:1,2
Ruth		Mat 1:5

Correlating Passages

wives

	Deu 7:3	Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
	Deu 23:3	An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
	1Ki 11:1	But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;
	1Ki 11:2	Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

Ruth

Mat 1:5

And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

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Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "Ruth 1:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Rth/1/4.html>.

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