Eliashib, the high priest and grandson of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:10), led the priests in repairing the northern wall around the temple.
The Sheep Gate was where people brought sheep for sacrifice at the temple.
The Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel were two major military towers along the northern wall (Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10).