Cross Reference RUTH 1:22 SO NAOMI RETURNED AND RUTH THE MOABITESS HER DAUGHTER IN LAW WITH HER WHICH RETURNED OUT OF THE COUNTRY OF MOAB AND THEY CAME TO BETHLEHEM IN THE BEGINNING OF BARLEY HARVEST

{Ruth 1:22} So Naomi 5281 returned, 7725 z8799 and Ruth 7327 the Moabitess, 4125 her daughter in law, 3618 with her, x5973 which returned 7725 z8804 out of the country 7704 x4480 of Moab: 4124 and they x1992 came 935 z8804 to Bethlehem 1035 in the beginning 8462 of barley 8184 harvest. 7105

in the beginning:
At the beginning of Spring; for the barley harvest began immediately after the passover, and that festival was held on the 15th of Nisan, corresponding nearly with our March "So she kept fastª ° by the maidensª of Boazª to gleanª ° unto¹ the endª ° of barleyª harvestª and of wheatª harvest;ª and dweltª ° with¹ her mother in law.ª" {Rth 2:23} + "And the flaxª and the barleyª was smitten:ª ° for¹ the barleyª [was] in the ear,ª and the flaxª [was] bolled.ª ... But the wheatª and the rieª were not¹ smitten:ª ° for¹ theyª [were] not grown up.ª" {Exd 9:31-32} + "And he deliveredª ° them into the handsª of the Gibeonites,ª and they hangedª ° them in the hillª beforeª the LORD:ª and they fellª ° [all] sevenª °² together,ª and were put to deathª ° in the daysª of harvest,ª in the firstª [days], in the beginningª of barleyª harvest.ª" {2Sm 21:9}