Verse 1

Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up its doors; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 12:39 : 39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
  • Jer 31:38 : 38 Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that the city shall be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
  • Zech 14:10 : 10 All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she will be lifted up, and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
  • John 5:2 : 2 Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, "Bethesda," having five porches.
  • Prov 3:9 : 9 Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
  • Neh 13:28 : 28 One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
  • Neh 3:32 : 32 Between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
  • Neh 6:1 : 1 Now it happened, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;)
  • Neh 7:1 : 1 Now it happened, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
  • Ps 30:1 : 1 I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
  • Neh 12:30 : 30 The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
  • Neh 3:20 : 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning [of the wall] to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
  • Deut 20:5 : 5 The officers shall speak to the people, saying, "What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
  • Neh 12:10 : 10 Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,