Benjamin Gate
Benjamin Gate (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 20:2 , Jer 37:13 , Jer 38:7 (identified with Jerusalem ). It is closely linked with Benjamin (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Benjamin is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Bela , Becher , Ashbel (or Jediael ?), Aharah , Nohah . ( Genesis 35:18 , 35:24 , 46:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Benjamin (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Benjamin is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Bela , Becher , Ashbel (or Jediael ?), Aharah , Nohah . ( Genesis 35:18 , 35:24 , 46:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 ) (mentioned in Genesis 35 , Genesis 42 , Genesis 43 ) Bela (Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin): Bela is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin, parent of Ezbon , Uzzi , Uzziel , Jerimoth , Iri . ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 8:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 14 , Genesis 36 , Genesis 46 ) Becher (Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin): Becher is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin. ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Ashbel (or Jediael?) (Generation 24 • Child of Benjamin): Ashbel (or Jediael?) is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Benjamin. ( Genesis 46:21 , Numbers 26:38 , 1 Chronicles 7:6 , 1 Chronicles 8:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Benjamin Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 20:2 , Jer 37:13 , Jer 38:7 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Gate of Benjamin (Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Water Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:26 , Neh 8:1 , Neh 8:3 , Neh 8:16 , Neh 12:37 (identified with Jerusalem).) Beautiful Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 3:2 , Acts 3:10 (identified with Jerusalem).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ishtar Gate of Babylon — Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu). Persian Lamassu (Gate of All Nations) — Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ezekiel 48:32 : "And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph , one gate of Benjamin , one gate of Dan ."; Jeremiah 20:2 : "Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin , which was by the house of the Lord."; 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 fi...". Related canonical books and chapters: Jeremiah 20 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 20 (18 verses)), Nehemiah 3 ( Nehemiah • Chapter 3 (32 verses)), 2 Chronicles 14 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 14 (15 verses)).