Thematic Bible: Entered through gates


Thematic Bible



As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I stationed some of my servants at the gates, that no load might be brought in on the Sabbath day. Verse ConceptsShadowsCitiesShutting GatesDarkness Of Night

And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city. Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsBusiness At The GatewayConsent

Then I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love. Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTPurifying Oneself

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