Thematic Bible: Places of holding courts


Thematic Bible



She used to sit [to hear and decide disputes] under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to her for judgment. Verse ConceptsPalm TreesCourts

then his father and mother shall take hold of him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown. Verse ConceptsGatesComing To Gates

But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s [widowed] wife, then she shall go up to the gate [of the city, where court is held] to the elders, and say, ‘My brother-in-law refuses to continue his brother’s name in Israel; he is not willing to perform the duty of a husband’s brother.’ Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToTownComing To GatesPeople UnwillingBrothers in lawMarriage Between Man And Woman