Nehemiah 3:3

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The fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams of it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.

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

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These places are Jerusalem’s gates, towers, walls, and nearby Judean towns whose workers repaired assigned sections of the city’s defenses. Nehemiah 3:3 specifically records the rebuilding of the Fish Gate, likely on Jerusalem’s northern wall, a strategic entrance associated with trade and vulnerable to attack.

Places in this passage

Nehemiah 3:3 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