Genesis 18:1

Genesis 17 Genesis 19

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The Three Visitors

18 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.

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Deuteronomy 22:15

Deuteronomy 21 Deuteronomy 23

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¹⁵then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate proof that she was a virgin.

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Deuteronomy 25:7

Deuteronomy 24 Deuteronomy 26

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⁷However, if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife, she shall go to the elders at the town gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to carry on his brother’s name in Israel. He will not fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to me.”

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Joshua 20:4

Joshua 19 Joshua 21

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⁴When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state their case before the elders of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.

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Ruth 4:11

Ruth 3 1 Samuel 1

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¹¹Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.

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2 Samuel 15:2

2 Samuel 14 2 Samuel 16

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²He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”

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2 Kings 15:35

2 Kings 14 2 Kings 16

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³⁵The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord.

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Psalm 127:5

Psalm 126 Psalm 128

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⁵Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.

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Proverbs 31:23

Proverbs 30 Ecclesiastes 1

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²³Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

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Jeremiah 26:10

Jeremiah 25 Jeremiah 27

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¹⁰When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went up from the royal palace to the house of the Lord and took their places at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.

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Jeremiah 36:10

Jeremiah 35 Jeremiah 37

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¹⁰From the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple, Baruch read to all the people at the Lord’s temple the words of Jeremiah from the scroll.