Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

The gate of ephraim

The old

The prison

General references

Bible References

The gate of ephraim

Nehemiah 8:16
Then the people went out and found branches to make tents for themselves on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, and in the courts of God's Temple, in the plaza near the Water Gate, and in the plaza near the Gate of Ephraim.
2 Kings 14:13
Then King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's King Amaziah, the son of Jehoash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. He went to Jerusalem and demolished 400 cubits of the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

The old

Nehemiah 3:6
Paseah's son Joiada and Besodeiah's son Meshullam repaired the Old Gate. They built its framework and installed its doors, including locks and security bars.

The fish gate

Nehemiah 3:3
The Fish Gate was repaired by Hassenaah's sons. They built its framework and installed its doors, including locks and security bars,
Zephaniah 1:10
When all of this happens," declares the LORD, "a loud shriek will come from the Fish Gate, and howling from the Mishneh Quarter, along with great destruction from the hills."

The tower

Nehemiah 3:1
So Eliashib the high priest came forward, along with his fellow priests, and reconstructed the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and installed its doors. They also consecrated the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.
Jeremiah 31:38
"Look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the city of the LORD will be rebuilt from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

The sheep

Nehemiah 3:32
Between the ascent of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants carried on repairs.
John 5:2
Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem is a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew. It has five colonnades,

The prison

Nehemiah 3:25
Uzai's son Palal carried on repairs over against the angle of the wall at the tower that stands out from the king's upper palace, which is located by the royal guard's court. Next to him, Parosh's son Pedaiah carried on repairs.

General references

Nehemiah 3:6
Paseah's son Joiada and Besodeiah's son Meshullam repaired the Old Gate. They built its framework and installed its doors, including locks and security bars.

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