Thematic Bible: Entered through gates


Thematic Bible



So when it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and said that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my young men over the gates [to prevent] any {goods} being brought in on the day of the Sabbath. Verse ConceptsShadowsCitiesShutting GatesDarkness Of Night

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

And then I told two Levites that they must purify themselves and come to guard the gates in order to consecrate the day of the Sabbath. Remember this also, my God, and take pity on me according to the greatness of your loyal love. Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTPurifying Oneself