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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Where you go I will go canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical quotation ⓘ
expression of loyalty ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Ruth ⓘ
appearsInSection Ruth 1:16 ⓘ
associatedBook Ruth ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Naomi of Bethlehem ⓘ
linked to: Naomi

Ruth the Moabite ⓘ
linked to: Ruth
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 ⓘ
linked to: Ruth
ethicalSignificance model of filial piety ⓘ
followsEvent Naomi’s decision to return to Bethlehem ⓘ
death of Ruth’s husband ⓘ
geographicalBackground Moab and Bethlehem in Judah ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
setting time of the judges in Israel ⓘ
sourceText Bible ⓘ
spokenBy Ruth ⓘ
spokenTo Naomi ⓘ
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 ⓘ