Thematic Bible: The gates of cities


Thematic Bible



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

And he shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city. And they shall take him into the city to themselves and make him a place, and he shall live with them. Verse ConceptsGatesWaiting At Gates

then shall the father of the girl, and her mother, take and bring tokens of the girl's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. Verse ConceptsTownComing To Gatesvirginity

And if the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders and say, My husband's brother refuses to raise up a name in Israel to his brother. He will not perform my levirate. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToTownComing To GatesPeople UnwillingBrothers in lawMarriage Between Man And Woman

And Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. And he said, 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 you shall do. Each man speak the truth to his neighbor. Judge with truth and justice for peace in your gates. Verse ConceptsLawsuitsBusiness At The GatewayJudging RightlyPerforming The TruthSpeaking TruthDoing God's WorksSeek PeaceJudgmentsTelling The Truth