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Nave Topical Bible
• Porters
Thompson Chain Reference
• Porters
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Porters
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Porter
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Porter
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Porter
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Porter
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Porter
King James Dictionary
• Porter
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Porter
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Porter
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Porters
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Porter
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Porter
Wilson's Bible Types
• Porter
Webster Dictionary
• Porter
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Porters of the Temple
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Benjamin Curtis Porter
• David Dixon Porter
• David Porter
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Port; Porter
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter, S.t.d., Ll.d., L.h.d.
• Barrows, Elijah Porter, D.D.
• Clay, Porter
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Porter, Jane
• Porter, Noah
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• George Porter
• Porter
Lexicons
• θυρωρός
• שׁוֹעֵר
• שַׁעַר
• תָּרָע

shoeer; thuroros . A "gatekeeper" (1 Chronicles 9:21), John 10:3 symbolically "the Holy Spirit who opens gospel doors" (Acts 14:27; 1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Colossians 4:3) and shuts them (Acts 16:6-7); "by one Spirit we have access through Christ unto the Father" (Ephesians 2:18). He opens the door of men's hearts (Revelation 3:20, compare Acts 16:14).