Genesis 23:18
18to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city.Numbers 35:30
30“If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the aevidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness.Deuteronomy 17:6
6 bOn the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness.Deuteronomy 19:15
Laws Concerning Witnesses
15“A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. cOnly on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.Ruth 4:1
Boaz Redeems Ruth
1Now Boaz had gone up to dthe gate and sat down there. And behold, ethe redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.Ruth 4:4
4So I thought I would tell you of it and say, f‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you ▼▼Hebrew he
will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you.” And he said, “I will redeem it.” Ruth 4:9
9Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to hChilion and to Mahlon.Ruth 4:11
11Then all the people who were iat the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, jwho together kbuilt up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in lEphrathah and mbe renowned in Bethlehem,Jeremiah 32:7-12
7Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, n‘Buy my field that is at oAnathoth, pfor the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’ 8Then Hanamel my cousin came to me in qthe court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Buy my field that is at rAnathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.9“And I bought the field at sAnathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and tweighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10 uI signed the deed, vsealed it, wgot witnesses, and xweighed the money on scales. 11Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy. 12And I gave the deed of purchase to yBaruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of zthe witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in aathe court of the guard.
Luke 19:24
24And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’
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