Genesis 23:10
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10 Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town.
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Genesis 34:24
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24 So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was circumcised.
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Genesis 34:20
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20 and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.
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Genesis 23:18
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18 It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate.
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Luke 2:3-4
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3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
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Matthew 9:1
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Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
9 Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.
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Isaiah 28:6
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6 He will give a longing for justice
to their judges.
He will give great courage
to their warriors who stand at the gates.
Job 29:7
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7 “Those were the days when I went to the city gate
and took my place among the honored leaders.
Ruth 4:1-4
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Boaz Marries Ruth
4 Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together. 2 Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses. 3 And Boaz said to the family redeemer, “You know Naomi, who came back from Moab. She is selling the land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. 4 I thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don’t want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you.”
The man replied, “All right, I’ll redeem it.”
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Genesis 24:10
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10 Then he loaded ten of Abraham’s camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham’s brother Nahor had settled.
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