Nehemiah 12:39

39 then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate, past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate.

Nehemiah 12:39 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 12:39

And from above the gate of Ephraim
The gate which led to the tribe of Ephraim, where that tribe formerly dwelt, see ( Nehemiah 8:16 )

and above the old gate;
of which mention is made, ( Nehemiah 3:6 )

and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of
Meah, even unto the sheep gate;
of all which see ( Nehemiah 3:1 Nehemiah 3:2 ) , and they stood still in the prison gate; which was not a gate of the city, but of the court of the prison, ( Nehemiah 3:25 ) , which was near both the king's palace and the temple, see ( Jeremiah 20:1 Jeremiah 20:2 ) ( 32:2 ) .

Nehemiah 12:39 In-Context

37 At the Fountain Gate they went straight up the steps on the ascent of the city wall toward the City of David. They passed the house of David and then proceeded to the Water Gate on the east.

38 The second choir giving thanks went northward around the other way to meet them. I followed them, together with the other half of the people, along the top of the wall past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

39 then past the Ephraim Gate to the Old City Gate, past the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel, and on to the Tower of the Hundred. Then we continued on to the Sheep Gate and stopped at the Guard Gate.

40 The two choirs that were giving thanks then proceeded to the Temple of God, where they took their places. So did I, together with the group of leaders who were with me.

41 We went together with the trumpet-playing priests—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—

Footnotes

• [a]. Or the Mishneh Gate, or the Jeshanah Gate.