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.
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Interpretation
All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord written upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does not dedicate to the Lord.
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This thought runs through Nehemiah 12:37-41.
Glossary
- Ephraim Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Fish Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Gate of the Guard Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Gate of Yeshanah Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Sheep Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Tower of Hananel Place
- Biblical structure. Modern identification: Antonia Fortress.
- Tower of the Hundred Place
- Biblical structure. Modern identification: Antonia Fortress.