Joshua 20:4

He may run to one of those cities, stand at the entrance to the city gate, and tell his side of the story to the elders of the city. They are to bring him inside the city with them and provide him a place to live among them.

Jeremiah 38:7

Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king's house, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. The king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,

Ruth 4:1-2

Meanwhile, Boaz approached the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the very same related redeemer whom Boaz had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, "Come over and sit down here, my friend!" So the man came over and sat down.

Job 5:4

His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them.

Job 29:7

"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza.

Psalm 26:9

Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is well known; he sits among the leaders of the land.

Hebrews 6:18

so that by these two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to prove false, we who have taken refuge in him might be encouraged to seize the hope set before us.

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And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

Take

That he may

Bible References

At the entering

Ruth 4:1
Meanwhile, Boaz approached the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the very same related redeemer whom Boaz had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, "Come over and sit down here, my friend!" So the man came over and sat down.
Job 5:4
His children are far from deliverance; they'll be maltreated before they leave home, with no one to rescue them.
Job 29:7
"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza.
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is well known; he sits among the leaders of the land.
Jeremiah 38:7
Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king's house, heard that Jeremiah had been put in the cistern. The king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,

Take

Psalm 26:9
Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.

That he may

Hebrews 6:18
so that by these two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to prove false, we who have taken refuge in him might be encouraged to seize the hope set before us.

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