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Henri L. Rossier
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1 The Temple and the dwelling places of the priests.
2 Buildings of the Temple. Storehouse.
1 Chron. 26:15
15
To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. (1 Chronicles 26:15)
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3 The Laver.
4 The Altar.
5 Temple court.
6-6-6 Outer court of the Temple.
7 House of the forest of Lebanon with pillars and side chambers
1
1 Kings 7:2-5
2
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
3
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
4
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
5
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. (1 Kings 7:2‑5)
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8 Porch of the throne.
1 Kings 7:7
7
Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. (1 Kings 7:7)
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9 Porch of pillars.
1 Kings 7:6
6
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. (1 Kings 7:6)
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10 Flight of steps.
1 Kings 7:6
6
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. (1 Kings 7:6)
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11 House of Pharaoh's daughter.
1 Kings 7:8
8
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. (1 Kings 7:8)
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12 Solomon's House with inner court.
1 Kings 7:8
8
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. (1 Kings 7:8)
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13 Ascent to go up to the temple.
1 Kings 10:5
5
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her. (1 Kings 10:5)
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14-14 Stairs and inclined slope from the City of David to the level of the temple.
15 Gate of Sur, or Gate of the foundation (Jesod), or the east Gate, or the King's Gate.
2 Kings 11:6
6
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. (2 Kings 11:6)
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2 Chron. 23:5
5
And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the Lord. (2 Chronicles 23:5)
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Neh. 3:29
29
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate. (Nehemiah 3:29)
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1 Chron. 9:18
18
Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. (1 Chronicles 9:18)
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16 Perhaps a Reserve for the animals of the priests. See No. 23.
17 Residence of the "Couriers" or Temple guards.
18-18 Gate behind the Couriers.
2 Kings 11:16,19
16
And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. (2 Kings 11:16)
19
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. (2 Kings 11:19)
. The North Gate.
1 Chron. 26:14, 17
14
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. (1 Chronicles 26:14)
17
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. (1 Chronicles 26:17)
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19 High Gate.
2 Chron. 23:20; 27:3
20
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. (2 Chronicles 23:20)
3
He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. (2 Chronicles 27:3)
or South Gate.
1 Chron. 26:17
17
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. (1 Chronicles 26:17)
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20 The Gate of Benjamin or the High Gate of Benjamin or the Prison Gate.
Jer. 37:13
13
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. (Jeremiah 37:13)
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Zech. 14:10
10
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. (Zechariah 14:10)
;
Jer. 20:2
2
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord. (Jeremiah 20:2)
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Neh. 12:39
39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)
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21 Prison (?)
22 Tower of Meah.
23 Sheep Gate.
Neh. 3:1,32; 12:39
1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. (Nehemiah 3:1)
32
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. (Nehemiah 3:32)
39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)
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24 Pool of Bethesda.
25 Gate of Miphkad or the Ascent of the corner.
Neh. 3:31
31
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. (Nehemiah 3:31)
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26 The Gate Shallecheth or the West Gate.
1 Chron. 26:16
16
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. (1 Chronicles 26:16)
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27 Horse Gate.
2 Chron. 23:15
15
So 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. (2 Chronicles 23:15)
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Neh. 3:28
28
From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. (Nehemiah 3:28)
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28 High Tower projecting from the King's house.
Neh. 3:25
25
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh. (Nehemiah 3:25)
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29 Great projecting tower.
Neh. 3:27
27
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. (Nehemiah 3:27)
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30 Gate between two walls.
2 Kings 25:4
4
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. (2 Kings 25:4)
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Jer. 39:4
4
And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. (Jeremiah 39:4)
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31 Water gate.
Neh. 12:37
37
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. (Nehemiah 12:37)
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32 The Overflowing Brook (or the brook which runs through the midst of the land), presently the Virgin's Fountain.
2 Chron. 32:4
4
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? (2 Chronicles 32:4)
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33-33-33 Hezekiah's aquaduct.
2 Kings 20:20
20
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? (2 Kings 20:20)
and the King's Pool.
Neh. 2:14
14
Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. (Nehemiah 2:14)
, or the Pool of Siloah.
Neh. 3:15
15
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. (Nehemiah 3:15)
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34 Fountain Gate.
Neh. 2:14; 12:37
14
Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. (Nehemiah 2:14)
37
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. (Nehemiah 12:37)
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35 Dung Gate.
Neh. 2:13; 12:31
13
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. (Nehemiah 2:13)
31
Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: (Nehemiah 12:31)
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36 Valley Gate and Tower of Uzziah.
Neh. 2:13,15; 3:13
13
And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. (Nehemiah 2:13)
15
Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. (Nehemiah 2:15)
13
The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. (Nehemiah 3:13)
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2 Chron. 26:9
9
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. (2 Chronicles 26:9)
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37 Pool of Gihon.
38 Pottery Gate and the Tower of the Furnaces.
Jer. 19:2
2
And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, (Jeremiah 19:2)
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39 Gate of Ephraim.
2 Chron. 25:23
23
And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. (2 Chronicles 25:23)
. Cf.
Neh. 8:16; 12:39
16
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim. (Nehemiah 8:16)
39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)
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40 Corner Gate and Tower of Uzziah.
2 Chron. 25:23; 26:9
23
And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. (2 Chronicles 25:23)
9
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. (2 Chronicles 26:9)
;
Jer. 31:38
38
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. (Jeremiah 31:38)
;
Zech. 14:10
10
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. (Zechariah 14:10)
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41 The Old Gate or Gate of the Old Wall.
Neh. 12:39
39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)
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42 Fish Gate.
2 Chron. 33:14
14
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 33:14)
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Neh. 3:3
3
But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (Nehemiah 3:3)
;
Zeph. 1:10
10
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. (Zephaniah 1:10)
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43 Tower of Hananeel.
Neh. 3:1; 12:39
1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. (Nehemiah 3:1)
39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. (Nehemiah 12:39)
;
Jer. 31:38
38
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. (Jeremiah 31:38)
;
Zech. 14:10
10
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. (Zechariah 14:10)
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