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Genesis 18:1
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Genesis 18:1
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The Three Visitors
18 The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day.
Genesis 18:1
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Genesis 18:1
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18 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
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Genesis 18:1
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Genesis 18:1
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The Son of Promise(A)
18 Then the Lord appeared to him by [a]the (B)terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
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- Genesis 18:1 Heb. Alon Mamre
Deuteronomy 22:15
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Deuteronomy 22:15
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15 then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring to the town elders at the gate(A) proof that she was a virgin.
Deuteronomy 22:15
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Deuteronomy 22:15
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15 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:
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Deuteronomy 22:15
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Deuteronomy 22:15
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15 then the father and mother of the young woman shall take and bring out the evidence of the young woman’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.
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Deuteronomy 25:7
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Deuteronomy 25:7
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7 However, if a man does not want to marry his brother’s wife,(A) she shall go to the elders at the town gate(B) 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.”(C)
Deuteronomy 25:7
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Deuteronomy 25:7
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7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
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Deuteronomy 25:7
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Deuteronomy 25:7
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7 But if the man does not want to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the (A)gate to the elders, and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name to his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.’
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Joshua 20:4
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Joshua 20:4
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4 When they flee to one of these cities, they are to stand in the entrance of the city gate(A) and state their case before the elders(B) of that city. Then the elders are to admit the fugitive into their city and provide a place to live among them.
Joshua 20:4
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Joshua 20:4
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4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
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Joshua 20:4
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Joshua 20:4
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4 And when he flees to one of those cities, and stands at the entrance of the gate of the city, and [a]declares his case in the hearing of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city as one of them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
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- Joshua 20:4 states
Ruth 4:11
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Ruth 4:11
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Ruth 4:11
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Ruth 4:11
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11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
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Ruth 4:11
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Ruth 4:11
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11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. (A)The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who (B)built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in (C)Ephrathah and be famous in (D)Bethlehem.
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate.(A) 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.”
2 Samuel 15:2
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came 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.
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 Samuel 15:2
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2 Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a (A)lawsuit[a] came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to him and say, “What city are you from?” And he would say, “Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel.”
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- 2 Samuel 15:2 Lit. controversy
2 Kings 15:35
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2 Kings 15:35
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35 The high places,(A) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate(B) of the temple of the Lord.
2 Kings 15:35
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2 Kings 15:35
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35 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
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2 Kings 15:35
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2 Kings 15:35
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35 (A)However the [a]high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. (B)He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord.
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- 2 Kings 15:35 Places for pagan worship
Psalm 127:5
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Psalm 127:5
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Psalm 127:5
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Psalm 127:5
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5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
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Psalm 127:5
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Psalm 127:5
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5 (A)Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
(B)They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders(A) of the land.
Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
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Proverbs 31:23
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 (A)Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
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