All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.
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Interpretation
Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city.
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This thought runs through Zechariah 14:8-11.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Arabah Place
- A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David’s warriors ( 2 Sam. 23:31 ; 1 Chr. 11:32 ), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah ( Josh. 15:61 ), a town in the wilderness of Judah.
- Benjamin Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Corner Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Geba Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jaba.
- Rimmon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Halif.
- Tower of Hananel Place
- Biblical structure. Modern identification: Antonia Fortress.