Verse 20

Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying:

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  • Ruth 4:1 : 1 Boaz went up to the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the kinsman-redeemer he had spoken about came by. Boaz said, 'Come over here, my friend, and sit down.' So he went over and sat down.
  • 2 Sam 15:2 : 2 Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'
  • Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square,
  • Prov 31:23 : 23 Her husband is respected at the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
  • Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.
  • Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
  • Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
  • Zech 8:16 : 16 These are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another, render true and just judgments in your gates,
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
  • Gen 23:10 : 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and in the hearing of all who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,
  • Deut 17:5 : 5 take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.