So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning (Ruth 1:22 NIV). “Bethlehem” means “house of bread.” Yet this account in the Bible tells us that even in this “house of bread” a famine can occur. As a result Naomi and her husband … Continue reading Arriving as the Barley Harvest Was Beginning