¹⁸ It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate.

¹² and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

Boaz Marries Ruth

4 Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.

²⁰ and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.