Nehemiah 3:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

These are the people who helped rebuild the wall and gates of Jerusalem: The high priest Eliashib and the other priests rebuilt Sheep Gate and hung its doors. Then they dedicated Sheep Gate and the section of the wall as far as Hundred Tower and Hananel Tower.

Cross References

Nehemiah 12:10

Joshua was the father of Joiakim, the grandfather of Eliashib, and the great-grandfather of Joiada.

Nehemiah 12:30

The priests and Levites held special ceremonies to make themselves holy, and then they did the same for the rest of the people and for the gates and walls of the city.

Nehemiah 12:39

Ephraim Gate, Old Gate, Fish Gate, Hananel Tower, Hundred Tower, and on to Sheep Gate. Finally, we stopped at Gate of the Guard,

Nehemiah 13:28

Jehoiada, the son of the high priest Eliashib, had a son who had married a daughter of Sanballat from Horon, and I forced his son to leave.

Nehemiah 13:4

The priest Eliashib was a relative of Tobiah and had earlier been put in charge of the temple storerooms.

Nehemiah 3:20

Baruch son of Zabbai eagerly rebuilt the section of the wall that went all the way to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest;

Nehemiah 3:21

Meremoth, son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built up to the far end of Eliashib's house.

Nehemiah 3:32

The goldsmiths and merchants rebuilt the last section of the wall, which went from the corner room all the way to Sheep Gate.

Nehemiah 6:1

Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem, and our other enemies learnt that I had completely rebuilt the wall. All I lacked was hanging the doors in the gates.

Nehemiah 7:1

After the wall had been rebuilt and the gates hung, then the temple guards, the singers, and the other Levites were assigned their work.

Psalm 30:1

I will praise you, LORD! You saved me from the grave and kept my enemies from celebrating my death.

Psalm 48:12

Let's walk around Zion and count its towers.

Proverbs 3:6

Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow.

Proverbs 3:9

Honour the LORD by giving him your money and the first part of all your crops.

Jeremiah 31:38

The LORD said: Some day, Jerusalem will truly belong to me. It will be rebuilt with a boundary line running from Hananel Tower to Corner Gate.

Daniel 9:25

You need to realize that from the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the coming of the Chosen Leader, it will be seven weeks and another sixty-two weeks. Streets will be built in Jerusalem, and a trench will be dug around the city for protection, but these will be difficult times.

Zechariah 14:10

From Geba down to Rimmon south of Jerusalem, the entire country will be turned into flat lands, with Jerusalem still towering above. Then the city will be full of people, from Benjamin Gate, Old Gate Place, and Hananel Tower in the north-east part of the city over to Corner Gate in the north-west and down to King's Wine Press in the south. Jerusalem will always be secure and will never again be destroyed.

John 5:2

In the city near the sheep gate was a pool with five porches, and its name in Hebrew was Bethzatha.

Deuteronomy 20:5

Then the tribal officials will say to the troops: If any of you have built a new house, but haven't yet moved in, you may go home. It isn't right for you to die in battle and for somebody else to live in your new house.