Atlas Biblica

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    Water Gate

    מַי

    The Water Gate, one of the gates in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah and associated with the reading of the Law and the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles (Neh. 3:26; 8:1, 3, 16; 12:37).

    Where the story of Water Gate happens Where the gazetteer locates Water Gate, framed to them: Water_Gate. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Water_Gate
    Where the gazetteer locates Water Gate
    verses
    5
    first named
    Nehemiah 3:26
    last named
    Nehemiah 12:37
    feature
    gate

    Description

    Water Gate in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Water Gate was one of the gates in the wall of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah in connection with the city's rebuilding and spiritual renewal. During the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls, the Nethinim (temple servants) and the merchants made repairs on the wall as far as the Water Gate (Neh. 3:26). Later, when Ezra the scribe read the Book of the Law to the people, he did so in the square before the Water Gate (Neh. 8:1, 3). The people listened attentively and responded with worship and repentance. During the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, the people gathered at the Water Gate to hear the Law read and to celebrate the feast (Neh. 8:16). The Water Gate is also mentioned in the description of the dedication of the rebuilt wall, where two choirs proceeded along the wall in opposite directions, with one group going past the Water Gate (Neh. 12:37). The exact location of the Water Gate is not specified in the Bible, but it was likely situated on the eastern side of Jerusalem, near the Gihon Spring, which provided a vital water source for the city. The Water Gate's association with the reading of the Law and the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles emphasizes its importance as a place of spiritual renewal and community gathering in post-exilic Jerusalem.

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    Direct connections

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    The pattern

    Where Water Gate is named

    Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.

    Where the name is written across the corpus. 5 verses across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. OLD TESTAMENT · 39 BOOKSNEW TESTAMENT · 27 BOOKSNEHEMIAH5 VERSES50 books and 763 chapters with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT Where the name is written across the corpus. 5 verses across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. OT · 39 BOOKSNT · 27 BOOKSNEHEMIAH5 VERSES50 books with no mentionBOOK WIDTH = CHAPTER COUNT
    Water Gate is named in 5 verses — occurrences of the name in the Hebrew or Greek, counted in the versification of the Berean Standard Bible (v5.7). Every book of the corpus is drawn, its width its share of the 1,189 chapters. 65 of the 66 books never write it. A verse that tells of this subject without writing the name is not counted here.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 1 book.

    1. Nehemiah5 verses

      3:268:18:38:1612:37

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    ElsewhereTerritory of JudahOne of the most connected entities of this type.ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereBashanRegion east of the Jordan, known for its fertility.

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    What happened here

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