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The meaning of Gate in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 37:13; Nehemiah 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Genesis 19:1), of Gaza (Judges 16:3). Of royal palaces (Nehemiah 2:8). Of the temple of Solomon (I Kings 6:34,35; 2Kings 18:16); of the holy place (I Kings 6:31,32; Ezekiel 41:23,24); of the outer courts of the temple, the beautiful gate (Acts 3:2). Tombs (Matthew 27:60). Prisons (Acts 12:10; 16:27). Caverns (I Kings 19:13). Camps (Exodus 32:26,27; Hebrews 13:12). The materials of which gates were made were, Iron and brass (Psalms 107:16; Isaiah 45:2; Acts 12:10). Stones and pearls (Isaiah 54:12; Revelation 21:21). Wood (Judges 16:3) probably. At the gates of cities courts of justice were frequently held, and hence "judges of the gate" are spoken of (Deuteronomy 16:18; 17:8; 21:19; 25:6,7, etc.). At the gates prophets also frequently delivered their messages (Proverbs 1:21; 8:3; Isaiah 29:21; Jeremiah 17:19,20; 26:10). Criminals were punished without the gates (I Kings 21:13; Acts 7:59). By the "gates of righteousness" we are probably to understand those of the temple (Psalms 118:19). "The gates of hell" (RSV, "gates of Hades") Matthew 16:18, are generally interpreted as meaning the power of Satan, but probably they may mean the power of death, denoting that the Church of Christ shall never die.
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