Nehemiah 12:39 KJV
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
Matthew Henry
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Cross References
- Nehemiah 3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
- Nehemiah 3:3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
- Nehemiah 3:6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
- Nehemiah 8:16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
- Nehemiah 3:25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
- 2 Kings 14:13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- Nehemiah 3:31–32 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. …
- Jeremiah 31:38 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
- Jeremiah 32:2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
- Zephaniah 1:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
- John 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
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Topics
- Dedication Of the wall of Jerusalem
- Ephraim 5. A gate of Jerusalem
- Ezra Dedicates the wall of Jerusalem
- Hananeel Name of a tower forming part of the wall of Jerusalem
- Israel, prophecies concerning The wall of Jerusalem rebuilt and dedicated
- Jerusalem Old gate, fish gate, sheep gate, prison gate
- Levites The list of those who returned from captivity
- Meah A tower in Jerusalem
- Sheep gate An ancient gate of Jerusalem
- Tower Of Meah
- Zerubbabel Leads the Emancipated Jews back from Babylon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible446 BC · Nehemiah Builds the Wall
Places
- Gate of EphraimGate · also Ephraim Gate · today Jerusalem · Location well established
- Gate of YeshanahGate · today Jerusalem · Location well established
- Fish GateGate · today Jerusalem · Location well established
- Tower of HananeelStructure · also Tower of Hananel · today Antonia Fortress · Location well established
- Tower of MeahStructure · also Tower of the Hundred · today Antonia Fortress · Location well established
- Sheep GateGate · today Jerusalem · Location well established
- Places in Nehemiah 12 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EphraimDouble fruitfulness (“for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction”). The second son of Joseph, born in Egypt (Gen 41:52;...
- HananeelGod has graciously given, a tower in the wall of Jerusalem (Neh 3:1; Neh 12:39). It is mentioned also in Jer 31:38; Zech 14:10.
- MeahAn hundred, a tower in Jersalem on the east wall (Neh 3:1) in the time of Nehemiah.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And from above the gate וּמֵעַל ûmēʿal Preposition · with and לְשַׁעַר lĕšaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of Ephraim אֶפְרַיִם ʾeprayim אֶפְרַיִם Proper name
- and above the old וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and הַיְשָׁנָה hayšānâ Proper name יָשָׁן yâshân
- gate שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
- and above the fish וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and הַדָּגִים haddāgîm דָּג Noun · masculine plural · with the
- gate שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
- and the tower וּמִגְדַּל ûmigdal מִגְדָּל Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and
- of Hananeel חֲנַנְאֵל ḥănanʾēl חֲנַנְאֵל Proper name
- and the tower וּמִגְדַּל ûmigdal מִגְדָּל Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and
- of Meah הַמֵּאָה hammēʾâ מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- even unto the sheep וְעַד wĕʿad Preposition · with and הַצֹּאן haṣṣōʾn צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- gate שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
- and they stood still וְעָמְדוּ wĕʿāmĕdû עָמַד Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural · with and
- in the prison הַמַּטָּרָה hammaṭṭārâ מַטָּרָא Noun · feminine singular · with the
- gate בְּשַׁעַר bĕšaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
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