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No, because a "block" happens when the EC first enters battle.

The answer is that you draw for each that blocks (is brought into battle to oppose a hero).  The phrasing shows that they are both CBN (which cannot apply if they are just in territory) and that they allow you to D1 when they block.

Wait, aren't you asking whether or not you gain the benefits if you block with an evil king or queen of Judah from somewhere besides your territory, such as your hand? If so, I believe the answer to that is no and you should be reading it as the second ability you posted. I could be wrong but that's the way I've always played and understood it.

So drawing multiple cards with Gates of Jerusalem promo is possible by banding Judeans during the same battle?

Would only the first one entering battle gain cannot-be-negated status as well?

Also, thanks again, you've been extremely helpful.

Okay, thanks. Then for a fortress ability like City of Refuge, if several O.T. humans are discarded simultaneously by the same ability like Wrath of Satan, can I place them all in there?

Back to the Gates of Jerusalem question, I know it has been ruled that way but it still doesn't make sense to me.

 

Protect evil Kings and Queens of Judah in your territory from opponent's cards. If one blocks, its special ability cannot be negated and you may draw a card.

A block is the attempt to stop a rescue attempt or battle challenge. Only Evil Characters may
block.
An Evil Character blocks if ALL of the following are true:
• The character enters battle under the control of the defending player
• The battle was begun by a Hero
When an Evil Character blocks, it blocks the Heroes that are currently in battle.

I was also wondering if the King of Queen of Judah needs to come from territory to gain the benefits of Gates of Jerusalem or do I read the ability as:

Protect evil Kings and Queens of Judah in your territory from opponent's cards. If an evil King or Queen of Judah blocks, its special ability cannot be negated and you may draw a card.

or

Protect evil Kings and Queens of Judah in your territory from opponent's cards. If an evil King or Queen of Judah in your territory blocks, its special ability cannot be negated and you may draw a card.

"If ONE blocks," doesn't grammatically make sense to refer to "an evil King or Queen of Judah in your territory".  By definition, if it blocks the character is in battle not territory.  By the time it is true to meet the conditions of

An Evil Character blocks if ALL of the following are true

then it cannot be "an evil King or Queen of Judah in your territory".  Characters in territory are never characters that block.  Blocking characters can come from territory but that is different.

Another way of saying this is you won't check to see if the condition for Gates of Jerusalem is met until a character blocks.  At the point a character does block you then check to see "if one blocks" is true.  What is the definition of "one" here?  Is the character an "evil King or Queen of Judah"?  Easy.  Or is the character in battle "an evil.... in territory"?  Of course no and it never will be.  If you mean the character in battle is "an evil King or Queen of Judah in battle that meets definition of block and also previously was an evil King or Queen of Judah in your territory" then I guess it would work but that seems like a stretch and more complicated. 

It seems far simpler and more intuitive to say that "if one blocks" refers to an evil king or queen of Judah and the part "in your territory" refers to the limits of protection for that same group. 

Are there any other cards with similar wording or other precedent?

Yes according to the earlier response.

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Are all evil Kong’s of Judah that block cbn once they go into battle with gates?

but only if they were in your territory and then block (if I understand the current ruling). 

What if they were in your territory and then an opponent banded to them for blocking?  With a banding card that gets past the protection if there is one?

Based on the wording, I suppose if you played a banding enhancement with the Wicked LS out you could band to them, they would be CBN, and your opponent would get to draw a card.