Horse Gate
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| Type | gate |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gate of the Horses |
| Most likely | in Jerusalem (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.777° N, 35.234° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | 2 Chronicles 23:15 |
Horse Gate is a gate named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely in Jerusalem (high confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| in Jerusalem | high (100%) | 31.777° N, 35.234° E |
Verses
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 23:15So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king’s house, they slew her there.So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 3:28From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house.Above the Horse Gate, each of the priests made repairs in front of his own house.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 31:40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.