Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Bible References
The gate
Genesis 22:17
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore, and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies,
Genesis 23:10
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Deuteronomy 17:5
then thou shall bring forth that man or that woman, who has done this evil thing, to thy gates, even the man or the woman, and thou shall stone them to death with stones.
Ruth 4:1
Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by, to whom he said, Such man, stay, turn aside. Sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Job 29:7
when I went forth to the gate to the city, when I prepared my seat in the street.
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land.
Amos 5:10
They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks uprightly.
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates.