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Ruth 4:2

Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

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Ruth 4:2 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 31:23 (8 votes) and 1 Kings 21:8 (6 votes). 6 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 23 to Acts 6.

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Which verses does Ruth 4:2 point to?

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  1. Proverbs 31:238 votes

    Her husband is known at the city gates, where he sits among the elders of the land.

  2. 1 Kings 21:86 votes

    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

  3. Exodus 21:83 votes

    If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.

  4. Lamentations 5:143 votes

    The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.

  5. Acts 6:123 votes

    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

  6. Exodus 18:21–222 votes

    Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

  7. Deuteronomy 29:102 votes

    All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,

  8. Deuteronomy 31:282 votes

    Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

Which verses point to Ruth 4:2?

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