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Fish Gate

Gate mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Nehemiah.

31.777° N, 35.234° EConfident identification3 books

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Journeys through Fish 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

Nehemiah (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Zephaniah (1)

Key verses

2 Chronicles 33:14 first mention — Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
Nehemiah 3:3 — But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
Nehemiah 12:39 — And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
Zephaniah 1:10 — And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

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