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Horse Gate

The Horse Gate, a gate in Jerusalem's wall near the temple.
PlaceOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Nehemiah 3:28; only referred to as Horse Gate (סוּס).

Location

Identified as
in Jerusalem
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.777° N, 35.234° E
Horse Gate
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Glossary entries

Horse Gate

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Nehemiah 3:28
    Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
  2. Jeremiah 31:40
    The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”