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NASB | Ruth 1:1 Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
Bible Question:
it speaks of a famine in the land during the days odf Judges. Which judge? Cross reference? I can't find anything Were do I find information to back this up? Thanks and God's blessing |
Bible Answer: Well, Ruth was the grandmother of King David. He was the second king of Israel. Saul was the first and he ruled for 40 years (it's in Acts somewhere the he ruled for 40 years). When Saul became king this brought about the end of the rule of the judges in Israel (read the last verse of the book of Judges). Ruth's son was born very near the time when Saul became king (David was still fairly young, I think, when he became king). Ruth came from Moab with her mother-in-law Naomi. Naomi was in Moab for about 10 years (Ruth 1:4). So, I think, that this famine mentioned in verse 1 would have taken place in the last generation of the judges, right after Samson. I think he was the last judge mentioned in the book of Judges. This famine then would have been right around the time that the tribe of Benjamin was destroyed (read Judges chapters 17-21). Phinehas the grandson of Aaron (Moses' brother) was still alive at this time as well (20:28). Does this help you any? |