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Topical Bible: Gates of the Temple: Levites the Porters of
<!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: Gates of the Temple: Levites the Porters of</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/ttt/g/gates_of_the_temple--levites_the_porters_of.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/2_chronicles/8-14.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/gates.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> > Gates of the Temple</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/ttt/g/gates_of_the_temple--frequented_by_beggars.htm" title="Gates of the Temple: Frequented by Beggars">◄</a> Gates of the Temple: Levites the Porters of <a href="/topical/ttt/g/gates_of_the_temple--one_specially_beautiful.htm" title="Gates of the Temple: One Specially Beautiful">►</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="#ttt" title="Torrey's Topical Index">Torrey's</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>The gates of the Temple in Jerusalem held significant importance in the religious and communal life of ancient Israel. These gates were not merely physical entry points but also symbolized access to the sacred presence of God. The responsibility of overseeing these gates was entrusted to the Levites, specifically those designated as porters or gatekeepers.<br><br><b>Role and Duties of the Levite Porters</b><br><br>The Levites, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, were set apart for religious duties and service in the Tabernacle and later the Temple. Among the Levites, certain families were assigned the role of porters. Their primary duty was to guard the gates of the Temple, ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean and authorized could enter. This role was crucial in maintaining the sanctity and order of the Temple worship.<br><br><a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22-24</a> provides insight into the organization and responsibilities of these gatekeepers: "In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in their villages. They were enrolled by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust. So they and their descendants were assigned to guard the gates of the house of the LORD—the house called the Tent. The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south."<br><br>The porters were organized into shifts, ensuring that the gates were manned at all times. This system of rotation allowed for continuous vigilance and security, reflecting the importance of their role in the religious life of Israel.<br><br><b>Symbolic and Spiritual Significance</b><br><br>The gates of the Temple, guarded by the Levite porters, held deep symbolic meaning. They represented the threshold between the secular and the sacred, the common and the holy. The porters' duty to guard these gates underscored the holiness of the Temple and the need for purity and reverence in approaching God.<br><br><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a> captures the reverence associated with the role of the gatekeeper: "For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." This verse highlights the honor and privilege associated with serving as a gatekeeper, even in a seemingly humble capacity.<br><br><b>Historical Context and Legacy</b><br><br>The role of the Levite porters continued through various periods of Israel's history, including the First and Second Temple periods. Their service was integral to the functioning of the Temple, and their legacy is remembered as part of the broader Levitical service to God.<br><br>In the post-exilic period, as recorded in <a href="/nehemiah/7.htm">Nehemiah 7:1</a> , the importance of the gatekeepers was reaffirmed: "After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed." This indicates the continued recognition of their essential role in the religious and communal life of the Jewish people.<br><br>The Levite porters' dedication to their duties at the gates of the Temple serves as a testament to their commitment to preserving the sanctity and order of worship, reflecting the broader Levitical mission of service to God and His people.<a name="ttt" id="ttt"></a><div class="vheading2">Torrey's Topical Textbook</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">2 Chronicles 8:14</a></span><br>And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.<br><span class="source">Torrey's Topical Textbook</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-4.htm">2 Chronicles 23:4</a></span><br>This is the thing that you shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors;<br><span class="source">Torrey's Topical Textbook</span><p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_7_how_athaliah_reigned.htm"><span class="l">How Athaliah Reigned Over Jerusalem for Five [Six] Years when <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> and that a fourth part keep watch at all the <b>gates</b> of the <b>...</b> He also ordained some of<br> the <b>Levites</b>, with the <b>porters</b>, to be a guard to the <b>temple</b>, that no <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 how athaliah reigned.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_how_xerxes_the.htm"><span class="l">How Xerxes the Son of Darius was Well Disposed to the Jews; as <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> priest, and of the priests and <b>Levites</b>, and Israelites <b>...</b> to the ground, and that its<br> <b>gates</b> are consumed by <b>...</b> to finish the building of the <b>temple</b>." Accordingly, the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how xerxes the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/solomons_temple_spiritualized.htm"><span class="l">Solomon's <b>Temple</b> Spiritualized</span></a> <br><b>...</b> things: also for the courses of the priests and the <b>Levites</b>, and for <b>...</b> of the Lord's<br> house, the rock against which the <b>gates</b> of hell <b>...</b> II. Who built the <b>Temple</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/solomons temple spiritualized.htm</font><p><a href="/library/macduff/the_cities_of_refuge_or_the_name_of_jesus/iii_the_gospel_refuge.htm"><span class="l">The Gospel Refuge.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the same prayer, "Open unto us the <b>gates</b> of righteousness <b>...</b> the capital of the nation,<br> where the <b>temple</b> of Zion <b>...</b> than in one of these little cities of the <b>Levites</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../macduff/the cities of refuge or the name of jesus/iii the gospel refuge.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/overcoming_great_difficulties.htm"><span class="l">Overcoming Great Difficulties</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the <b>porters</b> and the singers and the <b>Levites</b> had been <b>...</b> I said to them, "Let not the<br> <b>gates</b> of Jerusalem be <b>...</b> two processions took their position in the <b>temple</b> and I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/overcoming great difficulties.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/of_antichrist_and_his_ruin_.htm"><span class="l">Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> not impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon the priests, <b>levites</b>, singers, <b>porters</b>,<br> nethinims, or <b>...</b> of God, as to their building of their <b>temple</b>, and the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/of antichrist and his ruin .htm</font><p><a href="/library/cotton/the_keyes_of_the_kingdom_of_heaven_and_power_thereof/chap_vii_touching_the_first.htm"><span class="l">Touching the First Subject of all the Forementioned Power of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> gave to David the pattern of Solomons <b>Temple</b>, 1 Chron <b>...</b> there will be warre in the<br> <b>gates</b>, Judg.5.8 <b>...</b> As Jehosaphat sent Priests and <b>Levites</b> (and them accompanied and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chap vii touching the first.htm</font><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/new-jerusalem-walls.html">What will be the purpose of the walls around the New Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/city-gate.html">What is the significance of a city gate in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/King-of-glory.html">What does it mean that God is the King of glory? | GotQuestions.org</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 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