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Sheep Gate

Sheep Gate (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 3:32 , Neh 12:39 , John 5:2 (identified with Jerusalem ). It is closely linked with Nehemiah 3 ( Nehemiah • Chapter 3 (32 verses)): Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. And next unto him builded the men of Jericho . And next... Mentions: Berechiah , Zadok , Uzziel , Rephaiah , Malchijah , Jericho , Gibeon , Mizpah 3 , Jerusalem, Zanoah 1 .

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Sheep Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 3:32 , Neh 12:39 , John 5:2 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Dung Gate (KMZ: Dung Gate . Referenced in Neh 2:13 , Neh 3:13 , Neh 3:14 , Neh 12:31 .) Beautiful Gate (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 3:2 , Acts 3:10 (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).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: 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 . 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).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 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 stil..."; Nehemiah 3:32 : "And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants."; Nehemiah 3:1 : "Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah th...". Related canonical books and chapters: Nehemiah 3 ( Nehemiah • Chapter 3 (32 verses)), Deuteronomy 17 ( Deuteronomy • Chapter 17 (20 verses)), John 10 ( John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Sheep Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:1 , Neh 3:32 , Neh 12:39 , John 5:2 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Nehemiah 3
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Nehemiah • Chapter 3 (32 verses)

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. And next unto him builded the men of Jericho . And next... Mentions: Berechiah , Zadok , Uzziel , Rephaiah , Malchijah , Jericho , Gibeon , Mizpah 3 , Jerusalem , Zanoah 1 .

Dung Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

KMZ:Dung Gate. Referenced in Neh 2:13 , Neh 3:13 , Neh 3:14 , Neh 12:31 .

Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 17 (20 verses)

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Beautiful Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 3:2 , Acts 3:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Water Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:26 , Neh 8:1 , Neh 8:3 , Neh 8:16 , Neh 12:37 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Valley Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 26:9 , Neh 2:13 , Neh 2:15 , Neh 3:13 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Fish Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 33:14 , Neh 3:3 , Neh 12:39 , Zeph 1:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Horse Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:28 , Jer 31:40 (identified with Jerusalem ).

כֶּבֶשׂ
kebes
H3532 Hebrew
lamb, yearling sheep, sacrificial lamb

lamb, yearling sheep, sacrificial lamb. Young lamb, male yearling sheep without blemish; daily burnt offering (morning and evening tamid), Passover lamb, and symbol of innocent substitute.

East Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:29 (identified with Jerusalem ).

New Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 26:10 , Jer 36:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Fountain Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:14 , Neh 3:15 , Neh 12:37 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Corner Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 14:13 , 2 Chr 25:23 , 2 Chr 26:9 , Jer 31:38 , Zech 14:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Gate of Ephraim
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 8:16 , Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Ephraim Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 14:13 , 2 Chr 25:23 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Benjamin Gate
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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 ).

Potsherd Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 19:2 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Gate of Benjamin
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Zech 14:10 (identified with Jerusalem ).

People's Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 17:19 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Gate of Yeshanah
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:6 , Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Gate of the Guard
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 12:39 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Muster Gate
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:31 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Interactive 3D Royal Portal Guardian • Esther 1 & Ezra 4:6

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 .

Gate of the Foundation
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 23:5 (identified with Jerusalem ).

John 10
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John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Jordan .

Interactive 3D Babylonian Gate • Daniel 1–4 & 2 Kings 25

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).

2 Chronicles 18
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (34 verses)

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria . And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth –... Mentions: Jehoshaphat , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Samaria , Ramoth 3 , Syria .

Psalms 100
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Psalms • Chapter 100 (5 verses)

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Ezekiel 46
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Ezekiel • Chapter 46 (24 verses)

Thus saith the Lord God; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened. And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without,...

Deuteronomy 22
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 22 (30 verses)

Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .

Exodus 22
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Exodus • Chapter 22 (31 verses)

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood... Mentions: Egypt .

Genesis 29
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Genesis • Chapter 29 (35 verses)

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Haran , Laban , Nahor , Rebekah , Bilhah .

Ezekiel 44
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Ezekiel • Chapter 44 (31 verses)

Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel , hath entered in ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zadok .

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 11:28–31

Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 27:1–8

Large hollow acacia-wood altar overlaid with bronze (brass) standing in the Tabernacle courtyard near the eastern gate, equipped with four horns and a bronze grating for sacrificial offerings.

Scripture Passages (24)

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.

Nehemiah 3:32 (KJV)
Nehemiah 3 KJV

And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Nehemiah 3:1 (KJV)
Nehemiah 3 KJV

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel : three gates northward; one gate of Reuben , one gate of Judah , one gate of Levi .

At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad , one gate of Asher , one gate of Naphtali .

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 .

And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon , one gate of Issachar , one gate of Zebulun .

And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David , Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel :

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David , Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel :

And there was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel .

But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel .

And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

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