And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate,.... Where the building first began and where it now ended:repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants; or druggists; which was done at their expense; and so the wall all round, with the gates of it, were rebuilt and repaired, which was all done in fifty two days, Ne 6:15.
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Nehemiah 3:32
Nehemiah 3:32
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he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire…Nehemiah 3:32Nehemiah 3:32 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe sheep gate: Thus the whole city was surrounded with a wall; for Eliashib began at the sheep gate. Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 12:39; John 5:2
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