Thematic Bible: Holding courts of justice


Thematic Bible



then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; Verse ConceptsGatesComing To Gates

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. Verse ConceptsGatesWaiting At Gates

then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate; Verse ConceptsTownComing To Gatesvirginity

Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. Verse ConceptsGatesSitting In The Gateway

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; Verse ConceptsLawsuitsBusiness At The GatewayJudging RightlyPerforming The TruthSpeaking TruthDoing God's WorksSeek PeaceJudgmentsTelling The Truth


And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that, when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. Verse ConceptsGatesRoadsStanding In The GatewayThose Who Rose EarlyWhere From?

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