Nehemiah 3:1

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Modern

At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

Traditional

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

Literal

And Eliashib the high priest rose up, and his brothers the priests, and they built the Gate of the Sheep. They consecrated it and hung its doors, and they built as far as the Tower of the Hundred and consecrated it as far as the Tower of Hananel.

Latin

Et surrexit Eliasib sacerdos magnus, et fratres ejus sacerdotes, et ædificaverunt portam gregis: ipsi sanctificaverunt eam, et statuerunt valvas ejus, et usque ad turrim centum cubitorum sanctificaverunt eam, usque ad turrim Hananeel.

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English

At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

Notes

Nehemiah 3:1

Eliashib, the high priest and grandson of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:10), led the priests in repairing the northern wall around the temple.
The Sheep Gate was where people brought sheep for sacrifice at the temple.
The Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel were two major military towers along the northern wall (Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10).

Nehemiah 3:1–5

Eight work groups rebuilt the walls and gates in the city's northern section.

Nehemiah 3:1–32

This summary describes the people who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls. It moves in a circle around the city, starting at the northeast corner, then going west, south, east, and north.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem

Related verses

Nehemiah 12:39
…over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
Jeremiah 31:38
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
John 5:2
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
Zechariah 14:10
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
Nehemiah 13:28
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Nehemiah 3:32
And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Nehemiah 7:1
When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
Nehemiah 3:20
Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Proverbs 3:6
…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Nehemiah 12:30
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
Nehemiah 6:1
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—

People

Eliashib: High priest during Nehemiah's time, involved in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall

Places

Sheep Gate: Gate in Jerusalem near the sheep market Tower of Hananel: A tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah Tower of the Hundred: A tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

Glossary

Benjamin, Gate of Book of Ezra Book of Nehemiah Eliashib Hananel, Tower of Persia, Persians Postexilic Period Sheep Gate Tower of Meah Tower of the Hundred

Topics

Eliashib: High Priest Ezer: A Levite Gates of Jerusalem: Sheep Gate Hananeel: Name of a Tower Forming Part of the Wall of Jerusalem Jerusalem: Gates of Old Gate, Fish Gate, Sheep Gate, Prison Gate Jerusalem: Rebuilt by Nehemiah Under the Direction of Artaxerxes Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Meah: A Tower in Jerusalem Nehemiah: Son of Hachaliah: Rebuilds Jerusalem Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of The Wall of Jerusalem Rebuilt and Dedicated Sheep Gate: An Ancient Gate of Jerusalem Tower of Hananeel Tower of Meah

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