Nehemiah 3:1
Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“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
What Does Nehemiah 3:1 Mean?
Nehemiah 3:1 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 3, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Nehemiah 3:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 30:18“Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.”Nehemiah 12:39“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.”Psalms 147:13“For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.”Jeremiah 31:38“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.”John 5:2“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”Nehemiah 3:32“And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.”Zechariah 14:10“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.”Nehemiah 3:20“After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.”Nehemiah 6:1“Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)”Nehemiah 13:28“And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.”Psalms 147:2“The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.”Proverbs 3:9“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:”Daniel 9:25“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.”Ezra 10:6“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.”Nehemiah 7:1“Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,”Nehemiah 12:30“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.”Psalms 30:1“I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.”Proverbs 3:6“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”Deuteronomy 20:5“And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.”Nehemiah 2:8“And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.”
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