Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

Husband

General references

Bible References

Husband

Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.

In the

Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.
Deuteronomy 16:18
"Appoint judges and civil servants according to your tribes in all your cities that the LORD your God is about to give you, so they may judge the people impartially.
Deuteronomy 21:19
then his parents are to seize him and bring him before the elders at the gate of his city.
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 29:7
"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza.

General references

Exodus 35:25
Every skilled woman spun with her hands, and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen.

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