Nehemiah: Gates of Jerusalem Introduction
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, (the 9th month of the calendar corresponding to Nov-Dec) (Strong. 2001. #03691), in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan (the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes) (Strong. 2001. #07800), the palace. That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. Nehemiah was told the remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. (Nehemiah 1:1-3).
The month of Nisan, (the 1st month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to March or April) (Strong. 2001 #05212) in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, (son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC) (Strong. 2001, #0783). Nehemiah told the king; “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ graves, that I may rebuild it.” (Nehemiah 2:1-5). The king agreed to allow Nehemiah go and gave a letter to Nehemiah to give to Asaph, the keeper of the king’s forest, telling him to give timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that Nehemiah shall occupy.” And the king granted Nehemiah what he asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me. (Nehemiah 2:1-8). Once in Jerusalem, Nehemiah surveyed the walls at night (Nehemiah 2:12–15). He gave his assessment of the city’s condition to the leaders and officials and then organized a labor force to begin the work.
The third chapter of Nehemiah lists the ten gates in the Jerusalem walls that he gave the names of. Later Nehemiah writes of two more gates; “The gate of Ephraim” and the “prison gate” (Nehemiah 12:39). The gates of “New Jerusalem” mentioned in Revelation has twelve gates. (Revelation 21:2). Three gates are on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west (Revelation 21:13). These gates will have different names than those in Nehemiah’s day, for they will be named after the twelve tribes of the children of Israel (Revelation 21:21). Twelve gates is a fitting number for Jerusalem, for twelve is the number of Israel as is especially seen in the fact that Israel had twelve tribes.
List of Nehemiah gate of Jerusalem:
The Repairs (Nehemiah 3:1–32): The work is divided up by the 10 various gates, each assigned to certain leaders.
The Sheep Gate (Nehemiah 3:1–2)
The Fish Gate (Nehemiah 3:3–5)
The Old City Gate (Nehemiah 3:6–12)
The Valley Gate (Nehemiah 3:13)
The Dung Gate (Nehemiah 3:14)
The Fountain Gate (Nehemiah 3:15–25)
The Water Gate (Nehemiah 3:25–27)
The Horse Gate (Nehemiah 3:28)
The East Gate (Nehemiah 3:29–30)
The Inspection Gate (Nehemiah 3:31–32)
Reference:
Strong, James. (2001).The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
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