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Nehemiah 3

Nehemiah 3:6

The Builders of the Walls · Nehemiah 3:1–32
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Translations

Modern
The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the Gate of Jeshanah was strengthened by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and set up its doors and its bolts and bars.
Latin
Et portam veterem ædificaverunt Jojada filius Phasea, et Mosollam filius Besodia: ipsi texerunt eam, et statuerunt valvas ejus, et seras, et vectes.

Original

Hebrew
English
The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

Notes

Nehemiah 3:6

The Jeshanah Gate: The oldest part of Jerusalem was on an eastern hill that extended north to the Temple Mount.

Nehemiah 3:6–8

These verses describe the work on the walls and gates on the western side of Jerusalem. People from outside the city and those with wealth or delicate jobs also helped.

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

People

Besodeiah: Father of Meshullam, a repairer of Jerusalem's gates Joiada: Son of Paseah, who repaired the Old Gate Meshullam: Helped repair the Old Gate in Jerusalem's wall Paseah: Father of Joiada, who repaired the Old Gate

Places

Yeshanah Gate: A gate in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

Glossary

Benjamin, Gate of Berechiah Besodeiah Book of Ezra Book of Nehemiah Eliashib Hakkoz Jehoiada Joiada Koz Meremoth Meshullam Old Gate Paseah Postexilic Period Sheep Gate Uriah

Topics

Besodeiah: Father of Meshullam Gates of Jerusalem: Old Gate Jehoiada: A Returned Exile Jerusalem: Old Gate Meshullam: Two Persons Who Rebuilt Portions of the Wall Paseah: Father of Jehoiada, Probably Identical with Number Two Phaseah: Ancestor of a Family Which Returned to Jerusalem from the Captivity