Foundation Gate
The Foundation Gate, a gate in Jerusalem's wall, where a third of the Levite singers were positioned during the coronation of Joash.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location in Jerusalem only mentioned at 2 Chronicles 23:5; only referred to as Foundation Gate (יְסוֹד).
Location
- Identified as
- in Jerusalem
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.777° N, 35.234° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- יְסוֹדFoundation Gate
Mentions
- …a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.