Rut 4:1 | TNotes | STEP | 4:1 Most legal transactions, including property transfers, were carried out at the town gate . • friend: Boaz might or might not have used the man’s name, but the author of Ruth avoided doing so.

‏ Ruth 4:1

4:1 ^a Most legal transactions, including property transfers, were carried out at the town gate.

• friend: Boaz might or might not have used the man’s name, but the author of Ruth avoided doing so.