Ruth 4:12
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and let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Yahweh shall give you of this young woman.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethlehem, in the district of Ephrathah in Judah, was Boaz’s hometown and the setting for the elders’ blessing on his marriage to Ruth. Moab, east of the Dead Sea, was Ruth’s homeland, highlighting God’s providence in bringing a Moabite widow into the family line that would lead to David.
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Ruth 4:12 mentions Bethlehem, Ephrathah and Moab.
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