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New Gate

The New Gate was a gate in Jerusalem during the time of the prophet Jeremiah.
PlaceOld Testament1 book2 verses

Summary

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Jeremiah 26:10; only referred to as New Gate (חָדָשׁ).

Location

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

New Gate

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Jeremiah 26:10
    When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.
  2. Jeremiah 36:10
    From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.