Meaning
Gates Of cities
Deu 3:5; Jos 6:26; 1Sa 23:7; 2Sa 18:24; 2Ch 8:5
Made of:
- Iron
Act 12:10
- Wood
Neh 1:3
- Brass
Psa 107:16; Isa 45:2
Double doors
Isa 45:1; Eze 41:24
The open square of, a place for idlers
Gen 19:1; 1Sa 4:18; Psa 69:12; Pro 1:21; Jer 17:20
Religious services held at
Act 14:13
The law read at
Neh 8
Place for:
- The transaction of public business, announcement of legal transactions
Gen 23:10; Gen 23:16
- Conferences on public affairs
Gen 34:20
- Holding courts of justice
Deu 16:18; Deu 21:19; Deu 22:15; Jos 20:4; Rth 4:1; 2Sa 15:2; Pro 22:22; Zec 8:16
- Public concourse
Gen 23:10; Pro 1:21; Pro 8:3; Jer 14:2; Jer 22:2
Thrones of kings at
1Ki 22:10; 2Ch 18:9; Jer 38:7; Jer 39:3
Punishment of criminals outside of
Deu 17:5; Jer 20:2; Act 7:58; Heb 13:12
Closed at night
Jos 2:5; Jos 2:7
Closed on the Sabbath
Neh 13:19
Guards at
2Ki 7:17; Neh 13:19; Neh 13:22
Jails made in the towers of
Jer 20:2
Bodies of criminals exposed to view at
2Ki 10:8
Figurative:
- Of the people of a city
Isa 3:26
- Of the gospel
Isa 60:11
- Of the powers of hell
Mat 16:18
- Of death
Job 38:17; Psa 9:13; Isa 38:10
- Of the grave
Isa 38:10
- Of righteousness
Psa 118:19
- Of salvation
Gen 28:17; Psa 24:7; Psa 118:20; Isa 26:2; Mat 7:13
Symbolic
Rev 21:13; Rev 21:21; Rev 21:25
