People's Gate

The People's Gate was one of the gates of Jerusalem, where the prophet Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim God's message.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A location in Jerusalem only mentioned at Jeremiah 17:19; only referred to as People's Gate (עַם).

Location

Identified as
in Jerusalem
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.777° N, 35.234° E
People's Gate
See it on the map of biblical places

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem.