Nehemiah 3:1-3

Builders of the Wall

1 Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
2 The men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.
3 The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.

Nehemiah 3:1-3 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 3

This chapter contains the names of the builders of the wall of Jerusalem, the order in which they worked, where they began, and where they ended, which was the sheep gate, Ne 3:1-32.

Cross References 6

  • 1. S Ezra 10:24
  • 2. Isaiah 58:12
  • 3. ver 32; Nehemiah 12:39; John 5:2
  • 4. Nehemiah 12:39; Psalms 48:12; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10
  • 5. Nehemiah 7:36
  • 6. S 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 12:39
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