Nehemiah 3:1

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Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

These are Jerusalem’s gates, towers, walls, and districts, together with nearby Judean towns and communities whose inhabitants joined the rebuilding. In Nehemiah 3, beginning at the Sheep Gate, their placement traces the city’s defenses and shows God’s restored people sharing responsibility for securing Jerusalem.

Places in this passage

Nehemiah 3:1 mentions Angle, Beth-haccherem, Beth-zur, Beyond the River, Broad Wall, City of David, Dung Gate, East Gate, Fish Gate, Fountain Gate, Gate of Yeshanah, Gibeon, Horse Gate, Jericho, Jerusalem, Keilah, Meronoth, Mizpah, Muster Gate, Ophel, Sheep Gate, Siloam, Tekoa, Tower of Hananel, Tower of the Hundred, Tower of the Ovens, Valley Gate, Water Gate and Zanoah.

Photo of Beth-haccherem — Beth-haccherem · Bukvoed

Photo of Beth-zur — Beth-zur · Willem van de Poll

Photo of Beyond the River — Beyond the River · Bazminbaz

Photo of Broad Wall — Broad Wall · Ian Scott