Sunday, July 14, 2024

The Gates of Jerusalem

A number of the landmarks described in this passage (Zechariah 14) were on the north side of the city rebuilt in the times of Nehemiah. (Recall that ancient enemies, such as Assyria and Babylon, approached from the north.) The Hananel Tower was on the northern wall as was the Corner Gate, sometimes called the Old Gate. (See this article from 1850 by Rabbi Schwarz.) The First Gate was apparently also called the Jaffa Gate. It was on the west side of the old city. The Benjamin Gate was also apparently on the north side. Wikipedia has an article on the Old City of Jerusalem; in this case "old" speaks of medieval times, not the ancient times of Nehemiah and Zechariah.

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