Places
Bethlehem in Ruth 4
BETH-leh-hem
This place shows up in Ruth 4:11: “All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Ruth 4:11
“All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.”
What kids can learn
When you hear bethlehem in Ruth, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Ruth 4:11 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Ruth 4:11
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Allthewhowereinthegate,andthesaid,“Wearewitnesses.MayYahwehmakethewomanwhohascomeintoyourhouselikeRachelandLeah,whichbothbuiltthehouseofIsrael;andtreatyouworthilyinEphrathah,andbefamousinBethlehem.