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Court: Civil: The Gates of Cities Deuteronomy 21:19

his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,

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Court: Civil: The Gates of Cities Deuteronomy 22:15

Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate

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Court: Civil: The Gates of Cities Deuteronomy 25:7

But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”

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Court: Civil: The Gates of Cities Joshua 20:4

When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.

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Court: Civil: The Gates of Cities Ruth 4:1

Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

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Court: Civil: The Gates of Cities Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

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