Thematic Bible: Customs connected with
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Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes
his brother's wife shall must to him in the sight of the elders. She will pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face. Then she will declare: It is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house. His name in Israel will be: 'The house of him whose sandal is removed.'
Shoes » Customs connected with » The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of his shoes to the next of kin
It was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give to the buyer to settle a sale or exchange of property. By doing this, Israelites showed that the matter was settled. So when the man said to Boaz: You buy it, he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.