GATES

–Of cities De 3:5; Jos 6:26; 1Sa 23:7; 2Sa 18:24; 2Ch 8:5

–Made of iron Ac 12:10

–Made of wood Ne 1:3

–Made of brass Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2

–Double doors Isa 45:1; Eze 41:24

–The open square of, a place for idlers Ge 19:1; 1Sa 4:18; Ps 69:12; Pr 1:21; Jer 17:19,20

–Religious services held at Ac 14:13

–The law read at Ne 8

–The place for the transaction of public business, announcement of legal transactions Ge 23:10,16

–Conferences on public affairs Ge 34:20

–Holding courts of justice De 16:18; 21:19; 22:15; Jos 20:4; Ru 4:1; 2Sa 15:2; Pr 22:22; Zec 8:16

–Place for public concourse Ge 23:10; Pr 1:21; 8:3; Jer 14:2; 22:2

–Thrones of kings at 1Ki 22:10; 2Ch 18:9; Jer 38:7; 39:3

–Punishment of criminals outside of De 17:5; Jer 20:2; Ac 7:58; Heb 13:12

–Closed at night Jos 2:5,7

–Closed on the Sabbath Ne 13:19

–Guards at 2Ki 7:17; Ne 13:19,22

–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 (Hades) Mt 16:18

.Of death Job 38:17; Ps 9:13

.Of the grave Isa 38:10

.Of righteousness Ps 118:19

.Of salvation Ge 28:17; Ps 24:7; 118:19,20; Isa 26:2; Mt 7:13

.Of death Isa 38:10

–SYMBOLICAL Re 21:12,13,21,25