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Ruth 4:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Ruth 4:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 4
Boaz Marries Ruth. 1 So Boaz went to the city gate and sat down there. The relative of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by, so he said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he came over and sat down.[a] 2 He gathered ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down,” and they sat down.
3 Then he said to the next of kin, “Naomi has come back from the land of Moab and is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our kinsman Elimelech.
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- Ruth 4:1 Boaz was well aware that he could find his relative at the city gate which was the center of activity and a place to conduct business.
