Verse 1

And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 12:39 : 39 and from beyond the gate of Ephraim, and by the old-gate, and by the fish-gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, and unto the sheep-gate -- and they have stood at the prison-gate.
  • Jer 31:38 : 38 Lo, days `are coming', an affirmation of Jehovah, And the city hath been built to Jehovah, From the tower of Hananeel to the gate of the corner.
  • Zech 14:10 : 10 Changed is all the land as a plain, From Gebo to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, And she hath been high, and hath dwelt in her place, Even from the gate of Benjamin To the place of the first gate, unto the front gate, And from the tower of Hananeel, Unto the wine-vats of the king.
  • John 5:2 : 2 and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-`gate' a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,
  • Prov 3:9 : 9 Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
  • Neh 13:28 : 28 And `one' of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest, `is' son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite, and I cause him to flee from off me.
  • Neh 3:32 : 32 And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.
  • Neh 6:1 : 1 And it cometh to pass, when it hath been heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I have builded the wall, and there hath not been left in it a breach, (also, till that time the doors I had not set up in the gates,)
  • Neh 7:1 : 1 And it cometh to pass, when the wall hath been built, that I set up the doors, and the gatekeepers are appointed, and the singers, and the Levites,
  • Ps 30:1 : 1 A Psalm. -- A song of the dedication of the house of David. I exalt Thee, O Jehovah, For Thou hast drawn me up, and hast not let mine enemies rejoice over me.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
  • Neh 12:30 : 30 and the priests and the Levites are cleansed, and they cleanse the people, and the gates, and the wall.
  • Neh 3:20 : 20 After him hath Baruch son of Zabbai hastened to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
  • Deut 20:5 : 5 `And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who `is' the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? -- let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.
  • Neh 12:10 : 10 And Jeshua hath begotten Joiakim, and Joiakim hath begotten Eliashib, and Eliashib hath begotten Joiada,