Deuteronomy 16:18

Justice

18“You shall appoint ajudges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 21:19

19then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

Ruth 4:1-2

Boaz Redeems Ruth

1Now Boaz had gone up to bthe gate and sat down there. And behold, cthe redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. 2And he took ten men dof the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down.

Ruth 4:11

11Then all the people who were eat the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, fwho together gbuilt up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in hEphrathah and ibe renowned in Bethlehem,

Zechariah 8:16

16These are the things that you shall do: jSpeak the truth to one another; krender in your gates judgments lthat are true and make for peace;
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