Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

The street of the water gate

General references

Bible References

The roof

Deuteronomy 22:8
When thou build a new house, then thou shall make a guard rail for thy roof, that thou not bring blood upon thy house, if any man falls from there.
2 Samuel 11:2
And it came to pass at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Jeremiah 19:13
And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, shall be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense to all the host of heaven, and have poured out dr
Jeremiah 32:29
And the Chaldeans, who fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses upon whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink-offerings to other gods, to provoke me to a

The courts

2 Chronicles 20:5
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of LORD before the new court.
2 Chronicles 33:5
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of LORD.

The street of the water gate

Nehemiah 8:3
And he read in it before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were [attentive] t
Nehemiah 3:26
(Now the Nethinim dwelt in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
Nehemiah 12:37
And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.

General references

Leviticus 23:42
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days. All who are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths,
John 7:2
Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was near.