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- Nehemiah challenged the people to “rise up and build” (2:17–18) in the midst of ridicule and opposition (2:19). Ten gates are mentioned in chapter 3, proceeding counterclockwise from the north wall of the Temple. The circumference of the walls was approximately two and one-half miles, encompassing approximately 220 acres.
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- The Meaning of the Gates of Jerusalem: Gates of Spiritual Progression. by I Gordon. Nehemiah 3:1-8: 'Then Eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors...
- The lives and attitudes of the workers. There are a few more important points that can come out of a chapter like this, which should be stated. So far we have looked at the gates and their spiritual meaning, but there are other points from the lives of the workers that we can learn from.
- Team Effort. Reading through the chapter one of the first things that we see is that the whole process was a team effort. If the walls and gates were going to be rebuilt then everyone would have to play their part.
- Everyone had something to offer. 'And next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.' Maybe you are unsure of your gifting and what God is calling you to do with your life.
This chapter provides a detailed overview of the gates and walls that the Jews rebuilt under Nehemiah’s leadership. The building of these walls and gates showed how Nehemiah’s leadership inspired the Jews to act with one accord to rebuild the city walls.
How large was Nehemiah’s Jerusalem and how did it function within the Persian empire? Was it a walled town with a central temple, the seat of the governor, a centre of administration, religion and economy?
- 1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, 2one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those who had escaped the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
- 1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was served to him, I carried the wine and gave it to the king. Now, I had never been sad in his presence before.
- 1 Then the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors; they consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred and as far as the Tower of Hananel.
- 1 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews. 2He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, ‘What are these feeble Jews doing?
Herod's expansion to the north covered over the gates and most of their stones seen and built in Nehemiah's time. John 5:2 mentions another Sheep Gate in the north wall of Herod's New Testament Temple Mount and says it was near the Pool of Bethesda.
Jun 28, 2023 · How many gates did Nehemiah build? Nehemiah chapter 3, verses 1-32 tells us the story of how Nehemiah built the wall of Jerusalem. In verse 1, he says, “Then Eliashib the high priest and his brethren the priests arose, and built the Sheep Gate.
