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Corner Gate

Gate mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, most often in 2 Chronicles.

31.777° N, 35.234° EConfident identification4 books

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Journeys through Corner Gate

Jesus’ birth and childhood (c. 6–4 BC and after)
The road to Jerusalem (c. AD 29–30)
The last week and the resurrection (Passover, AD 30 or 33)
Abraham (c. 2000 BC (traditional))
Judah into exile (597 and 586 BC)
The return (538–445 BC)
Paul’s third journey (c. AD 53–57)
Paul’s voyage to Rome (c. AD 59–60)

Where it appears

2 Chronicles (2), 2 Kings (1), Jeremiah (1), Zechariah (1)

Key verses

2 Kings 14:13 first mention — And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 25:23 — And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 26:9 — Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
Jeremiah 31:38 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
Zechariah 14:10 — 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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