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"The sheep gate": also mentioned in Nehemiah 3:32 and Nehemiah 12:39; could be the same gate as mentioned in John 5:2, Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda. [11] The fact that the priests restored it indicates its proximity to the Temple which is confirmed by the reference to it in Nehemiah 12: ...
Nehemiah 3:6 it is said to have been built by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. "Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof" .
The ophel of Jerusalem, Israel. The Kidron Valley and Mount of Olives are in the background.. Ophel (Hebrew: עֹפֶל, romanized: ʿōp̄el) [1] [2] is the biblical term given to a certain part of a settlement or city that is elevated from its surroundings, and probably means fortified hill or risen area.
The gate is rectangular in shape and reaches a height of 3.5 m. It was renovated during the reign of the Mamluk emir Alaa al-Din al-Busairi in the year 666 AH (1266 CE). It is the only gate that does not lead to the streets and alleys of the Old City, but to a private road that leads to the Ablutions Place al-mathara located 50 meters away from ...
The King's Garden (Hebrew: גן המלך, Gan HaMelekh) is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Nehemiah 3:15 and 2 Kings 25:4), and associated by biblical archaeologists with the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem.
This was done in commemoration of an ancient gate in the Jerusalem wall from the Hebrew Bible (Nehemiah 3:13–14) which was located near the Pool of Siloam in the days of the Second Temple. It was probably named after the residue that was taken from the Jewish Temple into the Valley of Hinnom, where it was burned. The name was transferred to ...
The city of Jerusalem is rebuilt and the defensive wall repaired. The names of people who worked on the restoration are listed. PEOPLE: Eliashib - Zaccur - Meremoth - Meshullam (son of Berechiah) - Zadok (son of Baana) - Tekoites - יהוה YHVH - Jehoiada - Meshullam (son of Besodeiah) - Melatiah - Jadon - Uzziel - Hananiah [disambiguation needed] - Rephaiah - Jedaiah - Hattush - Malchijah ...
It is mentioned in Nehemiah 3:1 and Nehemiah 12:39. [2] It is located on the northern wall section of the old city, near the northeastern corner, a point of the city always requiring special fortification and later the sites successively of the Hasmonean Baris and of the Antonia Fortress. [3]