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Broad Wall

The Broad Wall was a section of Jerusalem's wall rebuilt during Nehemiah's time.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses

Summary

A location near Jerusalem first mentioned at Nehemiah 3:8; only referred to as Broad Wall (רָחָב חוֹמָה).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.776° N, 35.232° E
Broad Wall
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Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Nehemiah 3:8
    Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
  2. Nehemiah 12:38
    The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,