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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Gateway</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/g/gateway.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/26-71.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/g/gateway.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Gateway</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/g/gate-side.htm" title="Gate-side">◄</a> Gateway <a href="/topical/g/gateways.htm" title="Gateways">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical literature, the term "gateway" often refers to a physical or metaphorical entrance that holds significant spiritual and cultural meaning. Gateways in the Bible are frequently associated with cities, temples, and places of judgment, serving as points of transition and access.<br><br><b>Physical Gateways</b><br><br>1. <b>City Gates</b>: In ancient Israel, city gates were crucial for defense, commerce, and social interaction. They were often the site of legal proceedings and public announcements. For example, in the Book of Ruth, Boaz goes to the city gate to settle the matter of Ruth's redemption (<a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1</a>). The city gate was a place where elders and leaders gathered to make important decisions and where justice was administered.<br><br>2. <b>Temple Gates</b>: The gates of the temple in Jerusalem held particular significance as they were the entry points to the sacred space where God's presence dwelled. <a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">Psalm 100:4</a> encourages worshippers to "Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name." The temple gates symbolized the transition from the secular to the sacred.<br><br>3. <b>Gates of Jerusalem</b>: The gates of Jerusalem are mentioned numerous times in the Bible, often in the context of restoration and protection. Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3) highlight the importance of gateways in the city's defense and spiritual renewal.<br><br><b>Metaphorical Gateways</b><br><br>1. <b>Spiritual Entry</b>: Gateways are also used metaphorically to describe spiritual entry points. Jesus refers to Himself as the "gate" in <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a>, saying, "I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture." Here, the gateway represents the means of salvation and access to spiritual nourishment.<br><br>2. <b>Narrow and Wide Gates</b>: In <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a>, Jesus speaks of the narrow and wide gates, illustrating the choices between the path of righteousness and the path of destruction. "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." This passage emphasizes the importance of choosing the right path in life.<br><br>3. <b>Heavenly Gates</b>: The concept of heavenly gates is found in visions of the New Jerusalem, as described in <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a>, where the city has "a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates." These gates symbolize the entry into eternal life and the presence of God.<br><br><b>Cultural and Theological Significance</b><br><br>Gateways in the Bible are not merely physical structures but carry deep theological and cultural significance. They represent points of transition, decision, and access to divine presence. The imagery of gates serves as a powerful metaphor for spiritual truths, illustrating the choices and pathways that lead to life or destruction. In biblical times, gates were central to community life, serving as places of gathering, judgment, and worship, reflecting their multifaceted role in the spiritual and social fabric of ancient Israel.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame, arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4440.htm"><span class="l">4440. pulon -- a porch, <b>gateway</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a porch, <b>gateway</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: pulon Phonetic<br> Spelling: (poo-lone') Short Definition: a large gate, a <b>gateway</b>, porch <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4440.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1129.htm"><span class="l">1129. gumnasia -- exercise</span></a> <br><b>...</b> That is, when physical exercise (like yoga) is viewed as "the <b>gateway</b> to experience<br> true spirituality." Thus exercise is not discouraged here, only required in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1129.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8179.htm"><span class="l">8179. shaar -- a gate</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2), city (2), court (2), courts (1), each gate (1), every gate (1), every gate<br> (1), Gate (49), gate (195), gatekeepers* (1), gates (88), <b>gateway</b> (4), <b>gateway</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8179.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm"><span class="l">6607. pethach -- opening, doorway, entrance</span></a><br><b>...</b> 16), doors (6), doorway (81), doorway at the entrance (1), doorways (3), entrance<br> (43), entrances (1), entry (1), gate (1), gates (1), <b>gateway</b> (1), <b>gateway</b>* (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6607.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm"><span class="l">1817. deleth -- a door</span></a><br><b>...</b> from dalah Definition a door NASB Word Usage columns (1), door (21), door and leaves<br> (1), doors (45), doors had leaves (1), gates (11), <b>gateway</b> (1), leaves (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1817.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/moody/the_way_to_god_and_how_to_find_it/chapter_ii_the_gateway_into.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Gateway</b> into the Kingdom.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER II. THE <b>GATEWAY</b> INTO THE KINGDOM. "Except a man be born again he<br> cannot enter the kingdom of God." (John 3:3.). There is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../moody/the way to god and how to find it/chapter ii the gateway into.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/way-marks_in_johns_narrative.htm"><span class="l">Way-Marks in John's Narrative.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> But because Israel was the <b>gateway</b> to a world Yes, for Israel's sake. <b>...</b> Through a<br> Jewish <b>gateway</b> the King will one day go out to touch His world. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/way-marks in johns narrative.htm</font><p><a href="/library/murray/absolute_surrender/o_wretched_man_that_i.htm"><span class="l">"O Wretched Man that I Am!"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> wonderful epistle to the Romans. It stands here at the end of the seventh<br> chapter as the <b>gateway</b> into the eighth. In the first sixteen <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/murray/absolute surrender/o wretched man that i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_8_1863/the_old_old_story.htm"><span class="l">The Old, Old Story</span></a> <br><b>...</b> His father once told him to wait in a <b>gateway</b> till he came back, and the father,<br> being very busy, went about the city; and amidst his numerous cares and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/the old old story.htm</font><p><a href="/library/drummond/the_greatest_thing_in_the_world_and_other_addresses/introductory.htm"><span class="l">Introductory</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Religion must ripen its fruit for men of every temperament; and the way even into<br> its highest heights must be by a <b>gateway</b> through which the peoples of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../drummond/the greatest thing in the world and other addresses/introductory.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/foreign_exchange.htm"><span class="l">Foreign Exchange.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Indeed so much are these belongings a part of his very life that they seem inseparable<br> from him. Here he comes up to the <b>gateway</b> of the upper world. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/foreign exchange.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_john/tractate_xlv_john_chapter_x.htm"><span class="l">John Chapter x. 10-Jan</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For Christ the Lord is a low <b>gateway</b>: he who enters by this <b>gateway</b> must humble<br> himself, that he may be able to enter with head unharmed. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xlv john chapter x.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/the_yoke/chapter_xxiii_the_tomb_of.htm"><span class="l">The Tomb of the Pharaoh</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Nowhere in its length was it wider than a hundred yards, and across the mouth a<br> <b>gateway</b> wide enough for three chariots abreast had been built of red granite. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxiii the tomb of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/trotter/parables_of_the_cross/death_to_self_is_the.htm"><span class="l">Death to Self is the Way Out into a Life of Sacrifice.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Stress had to be laid in these pages on the death <b>gateway</b>, but a <b>gateway</b> is never<br> a dwelling-place; the death-stage is never meant for our souls to stay and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/trotter/parables of the cross/death to self is the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_the_apparel_of_women/chapter_i_introduction_modesty_in_apparel.htm"><span class="l">Introduction. Modesty in Apparel Becoming to Women,</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You are the devil's <b>gateway</b>: you are the unsealer [84] of that (forbidden) tree:<br> you are the first deserter of the divine law: you are she who persuaded [85 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../on the apparel of women/chapter i introduction modesty in apparel.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/g/gateway.htm"><span class="l"><b>Gateway</b> (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Gateway</b> (40 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Luke 16:20 And there was a poor<br> man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his <b>gateway</b> full of sores, (DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gateway.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gate.htm"><span class="l">Gate (248 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> gat (Hebrew normally (over 300 times) sha`ar; occasionally deleth, properly, "<b>gateway</b>"<br> (but compare Deuteronomy 3:5); elsewhere the <b>gateway</b> is pethach (compare <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gate.htm - 63k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm"><span class="l">Samaria (123 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> work of Ahab and of Herod (probably here was Ahab's ivory palace), on the western<br> end of the hill, while on the western slope the gigantic <b>gateway</b>, flanked by <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/samaria.htm - 63k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gezer.htm"><span class="l">Gezer (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> At a point on the South side of this was unearthed a very remarkable, massive, brick<br><b>gateway</b> (all the other walls and buildings are of stone), with towers on <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gezer.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gate-side.htm"><span class="l">Gate-side (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Gate-side. Gates, Gate-side. <b>Gateway</b> . Multi-Version Concordance Gate-side<br> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> (ASV DBY JPS). Gates, Gate-side. <b>Gateway</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gate-side.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gateways.htm"><span class="l">Gateways (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gateways.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/girl.htm"><span class="l">Girl (71 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 26:71 Soon afterwards he went out and stood in the <b>gateway</b>, when another<br> girl saw him, and said, addressing the people there, "This man was with Jesus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/girl.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/inn.htm"><span class="l">Inn (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of a fortress. They consist of a great quadrangle into which admission<br> is gained through a broad, strong <b>gateway</b>. The quadrangle <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/inn.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/register.htm"><span class="l">Register (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8. (n.) A machine for registering automatically the number of persons<br> passing through a <b>gateway</b>, fares taken, etc.; a telltale. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/register.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/porch.htm"><span class="l">Porch (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> words: (1.) Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (John 5:2; 10:23; Acts 3:11;<br> 5:12). (2.) Pulon, a <b>gateway</b> (Matthew 26:71). (3.) Proaulion <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/porch.htm - 22k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/prince-in-Ezekiel.html">Who is the prince in Ezekiel 46? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Catholic-baptism.html">What is the Catholic understanding of baptism? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/rooster-crowing-Peter.html">What is the significance of the rooster crowing in regards to Peter denying Jesus three times? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/gateway.htm">Gateway: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Gateway (40 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Matthew 26:71</a></span><br />Soon afterwards he went out and stood in the <span class="boldtext">gateway</span>, when another girl saw him, and said, addressing the people there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."<br /><span class="source">(WEY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-68.htm">Mark 14:68</a></span><br />But he denied it, saying, "I neither know, nor understand what you are saying." He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/16-20.htm">Luke 16:20</a></span><br />And there was a poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his <span class="boldtext">gateway</span> full of sores,<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/12-13.htm">Acts 12:13</a></span><br />When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1</a></span><br />And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/40-8.htm">Exodus 40:8</a></span><br />And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Exodus 40:33</a></span><br />And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Deuteronomy 21:19</a></span><br />then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">1 Samuel 9:18</a></span><br />Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the groin, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24</a></span><br />Now David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a></span><br />And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, thus he said: 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-8.htm">2 Samuel 19:8</a></span><br />Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying: 'Behold, the king doth sit in the gate'; and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">2 Kings 7:17</a></span><br />And the king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate; and the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-20.htm">2 Kings 7:20</a></span><br />it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Ezekiel 8:3</a></span><br />And He putteth forth a form of a hand, and taketh me by a lock of my head, and lift me up doth a spirit between the earth and the heavens, and it bringeth me in to Jerusalem in visions of God, unto the opening of the inner gate that is facing the north, where 'is' the seat of the figure of jealousy that is making jealous,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1</a></span><br />And lift me up doth a spirit, and it bringeth me in unto the east gate of the house of Jehovah, that is facing the east, and lo, at the opening of the gate twenty and five men, and I see in their midst Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, heads of the people.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Ezekiel 26:2</a></span><br />Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem: aha, she is broken that was the gate of the peoples; she is turned unto me; I shall be filled with her that is laid waste;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Ezekiel 27:3</a></span><br />and tell Tyre, you who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, thus says the Lord Yahweh: You, Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3</a></span><br />And He bringeth me in thither, and lo, a man, his appearance as the appearance of brass, and a thread of flax in his hand, and a measuring-reed, and he is standing at the gate,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6</a></span><br />And he cometh in unto the gate whose front 'is' eastward, and he goeth up by its steps, and he measureth the threshold of the gate one reed broad, even the one threshold one reed broad,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-8.htm">Ezekiel 40:8</a></span><br />And he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Ezekiel 40:9</a></span><br />and he measureth the porch of the gate eight cubits, and its posts two cubits, and the porch of the gates from within,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Ezekiel 40:11</a></span><br />And he measureth the breadth of the opening of the gate ten cubits, the length of the gate thirteen cubits;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Ezekiel 40:13</a></span><br />And he measureth the gate from the roof of the 'one' little chamber to the roof of another; the breadth twenty and five cubits, opening over-against opening.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Ezekiel 40:14</a></span><br />And he maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto the post of the court, the gate all round about;<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-15.htm">Ezekiel 40:15</a></span><br />and by the front of the gate of the entrance, by the front of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Ezekiel 40:16</a></span><br />and narrow windows 'are' unto the little chambers, and unto their posts at the inside of the gate all round about -- and so to the arches -- and windows all round about 'are' at the inside, and at the post 'are' palm-trees.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Ezekiel 40:19</a></span><br />and he measureth the breadth from before the lower gate, to the front of the inner court, on the outside, a hundred cubits, eastward and northward.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-21.htm">Ezekiel 40:21</a></span><br />and its little chambers, three on this side, and three on that side, and its posts and its arches have been according to the measure of the first gate, fifty cubits its length, and the breadth five and twenty by the cubit;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Ezekiel 40:29</a></span><br />and its lodges, and its posts, and its arches, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in its arches all around; it was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits broad.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Ezekiel 40:32</a></span><br />And he bringeth me in unto the inner court eastward, and he measureth the gate according to these measures;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Ezekiel 40:33</a></span><br />and its lodges, and its posts, and its arches, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in its arches all around; it was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits broad.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Ezekiel 40:39</a></span><br />And in the porch of the gate 'are' two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slaughter on them the burnt-offering, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Ezekiel 40:40</a></span><br />and at the side without, at the going up to the opening of the north gate, 'are' two tables; and at the other side that 'is' at the porch of the gate, 'are' two tables;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-41.htm">Ezekiel 40:41</a></span><br />four tables 'are' on this side, and four tables on that side, at the side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughter.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Ezekiel 44:3</a></span><br />The prince, who 'is' prince, he sitteth by it to eat bread before Jehovah, by the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-2.htm">Ezekiel 46:2</a></span><br />and come in hath the prince the way of the porch of the gate at the outside, and he hath stood by the post of the gate, and the priests have made his burnt-offering, and his peace-offerings, and he hath bowed himself by the opening of the gate, and hath gone forth, and the gate is not shut till the evening.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Ezekiel 46:3</a></span><br />And bowed themselves have the people of the land at the opening of that gate, on sabbaths, and on new moons, before Jehovah.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Ezekiel 46:8</a></span><br />And in the coming in of the prince, the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/g/gateway.htm">Gateway</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/assur.htm">Assur (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asshur.htm">Asshur (133 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sherghat.htm">Sherghat</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gateway.htm">Gateway (40 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fenced.htm">Fenced (61 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/erech.htm">Erech (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/babel.htm">Babel (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple (614 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gath.htm">Gath (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shephelah.htm">Shephelah (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon (270 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fortified.htm">Fortified (79 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fort.htm">Fort (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fortress.htm">Fortress (75 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fortification.htm">Fortification (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cities.htm">Cities (427 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/g/gate-side.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Gate-side"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Gate-side" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/g/gateways.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Gateways"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Gateways" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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