Where you go I will go

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"Where you go I will go" is a well-known biblical declaration of loyalty and devotion spoken by Ruth to her mother-in-law Naomi in the Book of Ruth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical quotation
expression of loyalty
appearsIn Book of Ruth NERFINISHED
appearsInSection Ruth 1:16
associatedBook Ruth NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Naomi of Bethlehem NERFINISHED
Ruth the Moabite NERFINISHED
audience Naomi’s household
canonicalStatus part of biblical canon
citedIn devotional writings
religious commentaries
commitmentType migration with Naomi
sharing Naomi’s God
sharing Naomi’s people
culturalStatus well-known Bible verse
describesRelationshipBetween Ruth and Naomi NERFINISHED
ethicalSignificance model of filial piety
followsEvent Naomi’s decision to return to Bethlehem
death of Ruth’s husband
geographicalBackground Moab and Bethlehem in Judah NERFINISHED
influence Christian marriage liturgy
hymns and worship songs
language English translation
literaryDevice parallelism
vow formula
literaryGenre biblical narrative
moralEmphasis self-giving love
solidarity in suffering
narrativeFunction Ruth’s declaration to accompany Naomi
originalLanguage Hebrew
quotationType personal pledge
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalContext Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
setting time of the judges in Israel
sourceText Bible NERFINISHED
spokenBy Ruth NERFINISHED
spokenTo Naomi NERFINISHED
theme devotion
faithfulness
family commitment
loyalty
usedAs expression of commitment
symbol of covenant loyalty
usedIn religious literature
sermons
wedding ceremonies

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Book of Ruth famousQuotation Where you go I will go