2/18/2023 0 Comments Gate bible![]() ![]() "Easton's Bible Dictionary".īible Dictionaries - Smith's Bible Dictionary - Gate Gate. indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible DictionaryĮaston, Matthew George. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, "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. By the "gates of righteousness" we are probably to understand those of the temple ( Psalms 118:19 ). Criminals were punished without the gates ( 1 Kings 21:13 Acts 7:59 ). At the gates prophets also frequently delivered their messages ( Proverbs 1:21 8:3 Isaiah 29:21 Jeremiah 17:19 Jeremiah 17:20 26:10 ). Stones and pearls ( Isaiah 54:12 Revelation 21:21 ).Īt 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 Deuteronomy 25:6 Deuteronomy 25:7, etc.). ![]() The materials of which gates were made were,
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