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.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of restoration and leadership in Nehemiah.
Read with
This thought runs through Nehemiah 3:1-5.
Glossary
- Eliashib Person
- Whom God will restore. (1. ) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David ( 1 Chr. 24:12 ). (2. ) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah ( Neh. 12:22 , 23).
- 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.