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Ruth 4:7 Cross-References
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“Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.”
Ruth 4:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Ruth 4:7
Legal custom: 'Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel'. The narrator explains ancient custom (no longer practiced in narrator's time—'former time') where sandal exchange confirmed transactions. This physical symbol sealed agreements before witnesses, similar to modern handshakes or signatures. The sandal possibly symbolized right to walk on/possess the land being transferred, or authority being transferred. Public witnes...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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