Bible Dictionary
Gate
A gate was an entrance to a city, palace, temple, camp, prison, or other enclosed place. City gates were also important centers for commerce, public assemblies, judgment, and the proclamation of messages.
Biblical Usage
Gates frequently provide the setting for judgment, public proclamation, prophecy, punishment, and worship. “The gates of Hades” may refer to the power of death or to the forces opposing Christ’s Church.
Scripture References
Jeremiah 37:13
Nehemiah 1:3
Nehemiah 2:3
Nehemiah 3:3
Genesis 19:1
Judges 16:3
Nehemiah 2:8
1 Kings 6:34
1 Kings 6:35
2 Kings 18:16
1 Kings 6:31
1 Kings 6:32
Ezekiel 41:23
Ezekiel 41:24
Acts 3:2
Matthew 27:60
Acts 12:10
Acts 16:27
1 Kings 19:13
Exodus 32:26
Exodus 32:27
Hebrews 13:12
Psalms 107:16
Isaiah 45:2
Isaiah 54:12
Revelation 21:21
Deuteronomy 16:18
Deuteronomy 17:8
Deuteronomy 21:19
Deuteronomy 25:6
Deuteronomy 25:7
Proverbs 1:21
Proverbs 8:3
Isaiah 29:21
Jeremiah 17:19
Jeremiah 17:20
Jeremiah 26:10
1 Kings 21:13
Acts 7:59
Psalms 118:19
Matthew 16:18
Genesis 22:17
Genesis 24:60
Genesis 12:12
Judges 5:8
Ruth 4:10
Psalms 87:2
Psalms 122:2
Genesis 23:10
Genesis 34:20
Genesis 24
1 Samuel 4:18
Joshua 20:4
Judges 9:35
2 Kings 7:1
Acts 14:13
2 Kings 23:8
Joshua 2:5
Joshua 2:7
Judges 9:40
Judges 9:44
2 Samuel 18:24
Isaiah 46:1
Isaiah 46:2
Judges 9:52
Isaiah 64:12