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"Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of attestation in Israel."
A beautiful story of loyalty, redemption, and the ancestry of King David.
Old Testament • Book #8
Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth...
Ruth 4:6The near kinsman said, "I can't redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. Take my right o...
Ruth 4:8So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." He took off his shoe.
Ruth 4:9Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, "You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all ...
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