Potsherd Gate
The Potsherd Gate was a gate in Jerusalem near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, where Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim a message of judgment against Judah.
PlaceOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A location in Jerusalem only mentioned at Jeremiah 19:2; only referred to as Potsherd Gate (חֲרָסוּת).
Location
- Identified as
- in Jerusalem
- Certainty
- Likely (61% of scholarship) · 3 other possible locations
- Coordinates
- 31.777° N, 35.234° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֲרָסוּתPotsherd Gate
Mentions
- …and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,