Job 29:7

7. Through Up to the city. Cities, together with their acropolis, were in ancient towns usually built on heights, thus securing better defence, and perhaps greater probability of health. It would seem that Job’s residence was in the country, and that he made stated visits to the city for the transaction of business as Emir. The place of business was either in the gateway of the city, which was vaulted, shady, and cool, (see note, Job 5:4,) or in the STREET, the broad way, probably a kind of market-place, not far from the gate. Thomson speaks of his seeing in certain places Joppa, for example the kadi and his court sitting at the entrance of the gate, hearing and adjudicating all sorts of cases in the audience of all that went in and out.