Joshua 20:4
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4 “Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the death will appear before the elders at the city gate and present his case. They must allow him to enter the city and give him a place to live among them.
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Jeremiah 38:7
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7 But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian,[a] an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,
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- 38:7 Hebrew the Cushite.
Ruth 4:1-2
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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.
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Hebrews 6:18
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18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
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Proverbs 31:23
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23 Her husband is well known at the city gates,
where he sits with the other civic leaders.
Psalm 26:9
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9 Don’t let me suffer the fate of sinners.
Don’t condemn me along with murderers.
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.
Job 5:4
New Living Translation
4 Their children are abandoned far from help;
they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
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