Doors in Easton's Bible Dictionary
moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below
(Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg.
3:23, 25;
Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In
the interior
of Oriental houses, curtains were frequently used
instead of
doors.
The entrances of the tabernacle had curtains (Ex.
26:31-33,
36). The "valley of Achor" is called a "door of
hope," because
immediately after the execution of Achan the Lord
said to
Joshua, "Fear not," and from that time Joshua went
forward in a
career of uninterrupted conquest. Paul speaks of a
"door opened"
for the spread of the gospel (1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor.
2:12; Col.
4:3). Our Lord says of himself, "I am the door"
(John 10:9).
John (Rev. 4:1) speaks of a "door opened in heaven."
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