Bible Language Cross References for the verse Genesis 23:0 in NET
- 1 At that time Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations
- 2 went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- 3 These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- 4 For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
- 5 In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
- 6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
- 7 Then they attacked En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh) again, and they conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazazon Tamar.
- 8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and prepared for battle. In the Valley of Siddim they met
- 9 Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar. Four kings fought against five.
- 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, but some survivors fled to the hills.
- 11 The four victorious kings took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.
- 12 They also took Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions when they left, for Lot was living in Sodom.
- 13 A fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner. (All these were allied by treaty with Abram.)
- 14 When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he mobilized his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders as far as Dan.
- 15 Then, during the night, Abram divided his forces against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
- 16 He retrieved all the stolen property. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the rest of the people.
- 17 After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King's Valley).
- 18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.)
- 19 He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.
- 20 Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
- 21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself."
- 22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
- 23 that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say, 'It is I who made Abram rich.'
- 24 I will take nothing except compensation for what the young men have eaten. As for the share of the men who went with me� Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre� let them take their share."
- 1 Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, "Come here and sit down, 'John Doe'!" So he came and sat down.
- 2 Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said, "Sit down here!" So they sat down.
- 3 Then Boaz said to the guardian, "Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.
- 4 So I am legally informing you: Acquire it before those sitting here and before the leaders of my people! If you want to exercise your right to redeem it, then do so. But if not, then tell me so I will know. For you possess the first option to redeem it; I am next in line after you." He replied, "I will redeem it."
- 5 Then Boaz said, "When you acquire the field from Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of our deceased relative, in order to preserve his family name by raising up a descendant who will inherit his property."
- 6 The guardian said, "Then I am unable to redeem it, for I would ruin my own inheritance in that case. You may exercise my redemption option, for I am unable to redeem it."
- 7 (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. This was a legally binding act in Israel.)
- 8 So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.
- 9 Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
- 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today."
- 11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.
- 12 May your family become like the family of Perez� whom Tamar bore to Judah� through the descendants the LORD gives you by this young woman."
- 13 So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.
- 14 The village women said to Naomi, "May the LORD be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel!
- 15 He will encourage you and provide for you when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given him birth. She is better to you than seven sons!"
- 16 Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver.
- 17 The neighbor women named him, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse� David's father!
- 18 These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
- 19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
- 20 Amminadab was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon was the father of Salmah,
- 21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
- 22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.