From Nave’s Topical Bible
Courtship
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 2Passages listed
- 2Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Ancient customs of
- Suitor visited the maidJudges 14:7
- Women proposed marriageRuth 3:9–13
- See Marriage
The passages, in Bible order (2)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Judges 14:7
Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
Commentary on Judges 14:71 voice
And he went down, and talked with the woman,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ruth 3:9–13
“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
Commentary on Ruth 3:9–132 voices
To spread a skirt over one is, in the East, a symbolical action denoting protection. To this day in many parts of the East, to say of anyone that he put his skirt over a woman, is synonymous with saying that he married her; and at all the marriages of the modern Jews and Hindus, one part of the ceremony is for the bridegroom to put a silken or cotton cloak around his bride.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
And he said, who art thou?....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed