1 This is how the city wall was rebuilt.3.1: city wall was rebuilt: According to the following report, the rebuilding of the wall started at the middle of the north side and proceeded counterclockwise around the city. Many of the places mentioned cannot be identified.The High Priest Eliashiband his fellow priests rebuilt the Sheep Gate, dedicated it, and put the gates in place. They dedicated the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundredand the Tower of Hananel.
2 The men of Jerichobuilt the next section.
Zaccurson of Imribuilt the next section.
3 The clan of Hassenaahbuilt the Fish Gate. They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate.
4 Meremoth, the son of Uriahand grandson of Hakkoz, built the next section.
Meshullam, the son of Berechiahand grandson of Meshezabel, built the next section.
Zadokson of Baanabuilt the next section.
5 The men of Tekoabuilt the next section, but the leading men of the town refused to do the manual labor assigned them by the supervisors.
6 Joiadason of Paseahand Meshullamson of Besodeiahrebuilt Jeshanah Gate.3.6: Jeshanah Gate; or the Old Gate.They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate.
7 Melatiahfrom Gibeon, Jadonfrom Meronoth, and the men of Gibeonand Mizpahbuilt the next section, as far as the residence of the governor of West-of-Euphrates.
8 Uzzielson of Harhaiah, a goldsmith, built the next section.
Hananiah, a maker of perfumes, built the next section, as far as Broad Wall.
9 Rephaiahson of Hur, ruler of half of the JerusalemDistrict, built the next section.
10 Jedaiahson of Harumaphbuilt the next section, which was near his own house.
Hattushson of Hashabneiahbuilt the next section.
11 Malchijahson of Harimand Hasshubson of Pahath Moab built both the next section and the Tower of the Ovens.
12 Shallumson of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half of the JerusalemDistrict, built the next section. (His daughters helped with the work.)
13 Hanunand the inhabitants of the city of Zanoahrebuilt the Valley Gate. They put the gates in place, put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate, and repaired the wall for fifteen hundred feet, as far as the Rubbish Gate.
14 Malchijahson of Rechab, ruler of the Beth Haccherem District, rebuilt the Rubbish Gate. He put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate.
15 Shallumson of Colhozeh, ruler of the MizpahDistrict, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He covered the gateway, put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars. At the Pool of Shelahhe built the wall next to the royal garden, as far as the stairs leading down from David’s City.
16 Nehemiahson of Azbuk, ruler of half of the Bethzur District, built the next section, as far as David’s tomb, the pool, and the barracks.
Levites Who Worked on the Wall
17 The following Levites rebuilt the next several sections of the wall:
Rehumson of Banibuilt the next section;
Hashabiah, ruler of half of the KeilahDistrict, built the next section on behalf of his district;
18 Bavvaison of Henadad, ruler of the other half of the KeilahDistrict, built the next section;
19 Ezerson of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, built the next section in front of the armory, as far as the place where the wall turns;
20 Baruchson of Zabbaibuilt the next section, as far as the entrance to the house of the High Priest Eliashib;
21 Meremoth, the son of Uriahand grandson of Hakkoz, built the next section, up to the far end of Eliashib’s house.
Priests Who Worked on the Wall
22 The following priests rebuilt the next several sections of the wall:
Priests from the area around Jerusalem built the next section;
23 Benjaminand Hasshubbuilt the next section, which was in front of their houses;
Azariah, the son of Maaseiahand grandson of Ananiah, built the next section, which was in front of his house;
24 Binnuison of Henadadbuilt the next section, from Azariah’s house to the corner of the wall;
25,26 Palalson of Uzaibuilt the next section, beginning at the corner of the wall and the tower of the upper palace near the court of the guard;
Pedaiahson of Paroshbuilt the next section, to a point on the east near the Water Gateand the tower guarding the Temple. (This was near that part of the city called Ophel, where the Temple workers lived.)
Other Builders
27 The men of Tekoabuilt the next section, their second one, from a point opposite the large tower guarding the Temple as far as the wall near Ophel.
28 A group of priests built the next section, going north from the Horse Gate, each one building in front of his own house.
29 Zadokson of Immerbuilt the next section, which was in front of his house.
Shemaiahson of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, built the next section.
30 Hananiahson of Shelemiahand Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, built the next section, their second one.
Meshullamson of Berechiahbuilt the next section, which was in front of his house.
31 Malchijah, a goldsmith, built the next section, as far as the building used by the Temple workers and the merchants, which was by the Miphkad3.31: Miphkad; or Mustering, or Watch.Gate to the Temple, near the room on top of the northeast corner of the wall.
32 The goldsmiths and the merchants built the last section, from the room at the corner as far as the Sheep Gate.
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The Sheep Gate was a gate of Jerusalem, rebuilt and dedicated by Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests, who also set its doors in place (Nehemiah 3:1).
The Tower of Hananel is a tower in Jerusalem up to which Eliashib the high priest and the priests rebuilt the wall, starting from the Sheep Gate and passing the Tower of the Hundred (Nehemiah 3:1).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
The Fish Gate was a gate of the wall of Jerusalem rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah, who laid its beams and put its doors, bolts and bars in place (Nehemiah 3:3).
Tekoa is the town where Amos raised sheep and from where Joab sent for a wise woman to speak to the king; the men of Tekoa repaired a section from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel (Amos 1:1).
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Siloam is the pool where a man, sent by Jesus, washed and came back seeing. The wall of the pool, by the King’s Garden, was repaired in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem (John 9:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Keilah is the town where David and his men fought the Philistines and saved the inhabitants. Later Saul called up his forces to besiege David there, and David departed from there with about six hundred men (1 Samuel 23:5).
Keilah is the town where David and his men fought the Philistines and saved the inhabitants. Later Saul called up his forces to besiege David there, and David departed from there with about six hundred men (1 Samuel 23:5).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
The Water Gate was a gate of Jerusalem, with a square before it where the people gathered and Ezra read the Book of the Law of Moses from daybreak till noon (Nehemiah 8:3).
Ophel is the hill where the temple servants lived, with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them. Jotham and Manasseh worked on the wall of Ophel (Nehemiah 11:21).
Tekoa is the town where Amos raised sheep and from where Joab sent for a wise woman to speak to the king; the men of Tekoa repaired a section from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel (Amos 1:1).
Ophel is the hill where the temple servants lived, with Ziha and Gishpa in charge of them. Jotham and Manasseh worked on the wall of Ophel (Nehemiah 11:21).
The Horse Gate was a gate by the king’s house; to its entrance they brought a woman whom they had seized, and there they put her to death (2 Chronicles 23:15).
The East Gate was a gate assigned by lot to Shelemiah among the gatekeepers; Kore, a Levite and keeper of this gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God (2 Chronicles 31:14).
The Sheep Gate was a gate of Jerusalem, rebuilt and dedicated by Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests, who also set its doors in place (Nehemiah 3:1).