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Nehemiah  3:13

The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.

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Interpretation

This verse speaks in the wider setting of restoration and leadership as Nehemiah unfolds its message.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 3:13-15.

Nehemiah 3:13 Nehemiah 3:14 Nehemiah 3:15

Glossary

Dung Gate Place
Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Valley Gate Place
Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Zanoah Place
Marsh. (1. ) A town in the low country or shephelah of Judah, near Zorah ( Josh. 15:34 ). It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity ( Neh. 11:30 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Zanu.