What were the Israelites instructed to place on their doorframes and gates as reminders of God's commands?
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Correct answer: Scrolls of the Law
Deuteronomy 6:9 tells the Israelites to write God's commandments on the doorframes of their houses and on their gates. In later practice this was kept by fixing a small scroll of the Law to the doorpost, whereas phylacteries were bound to the hand and forehead instead.
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