Ruth 2:20
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2 Samuel 2:5
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5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, (A)“You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him.
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Ruth 3:9-10
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9 And he said, “Who are you?”
So she answered, “I am Ruth, your maidservant. (A)Take[a] your maidservant under your wing, for you are (B)a [b]close relative.”
10 Then he said, (C)“Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than (D)at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.
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Proverbs 17:17
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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
Deuteronomy 25:5-7
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Marriage Duty of the Surviving Brother
5 (A)“If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband’s brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. 6 And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears (B)will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that (C)his name may not be blotted out of Israel. 7 But if the man does not want to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the (D)gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.’
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Leviticus 25:25
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25 (A)‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and has sold some of his possession, and if (B)his redeeming relative comes to redeem it, then he may redeem what his brother sold.
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2 Timothy 1:16-18
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16 The Lord grant mercy to the (A)household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord (B)grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord (C)in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he (D)ministered [a]to me at Ephesus.
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- 2 Timothy 1:18 to me from Vg., a few Gr. mss.
Philippians 4:10
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Philippian Generosity
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last (A)your[a] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity.
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- Philippians 4:10 you have revived your care
Job 29:12-13
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12 Because (A)I delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Job 19:25
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25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
2 Samuel 9:1
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David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth
9 Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may (A)show him [a]kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
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- 2 Samuel 9:1 covenant faithfulness
Ruth 4:14
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14 Then (A)the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a [a]close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel!
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- Ruth 4:14 redeemer, Heb. goel
Ruth 4:6
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6 (A)And the close relative said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I ruin my own inheritance. You redeem my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it.”
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