Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
General references
Bible References
Loose his shoe
Mark 1:7
And he proclaimed--"There is coming after me one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to stoop down and unfasten his sandals.
John 1:27
He is coming after me, yet I am not worthy even to unfasten his sandal."
Spit
Matthew 26:67
Then they spat in his face, and struck him, while others dealt blows at him, saying as they did so:
Matthew 27:30
They spat at him and, taking the rod, kept striking him on the head;
Mark 10:34
Who will mock him, spit upon him, and scourge him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."
General references
Luke 20:28
"Teacher, Moses laid down for us in his writings that-- 'Should a man's married brother die, and should he be childless, the man should take the widow as his wife, and raise up a family for his brother.'