'Square' in the Bible

They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.

And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”

The old man said, “Peace to you. Only let me take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the open square.”