Bible Location
4 cross references · Modern-day map available
The Dung Gate was one of Jerusalem's southern gates, associated with refuse removal and the lower city edge. It is important because it appears prominently in Nehemiah's inspection and rebuilding of the walls. First appears in Neh 2:13.1
Coordinates
31.78, 35.23
First appears
Neh 2:13
AI summary: The Dung Gate shows how practical and unglamorous parts of the city still mattered deeply in the work of restoration. Nehemiah names it in his night inspection, in the repair lists, and again in the dedication procession, which means it belonged to both the labor of rebuilding and the joy of completion. Its position near the valley of refuse also ties it to the lived realities of urban maintenance. The cross references present the Dung Gate as a humble but essential point in Jerusalem's restored wall.1
Latitude
31.78
Longitude
35.23
Bible references
4
(Neh. 2:13), a gate of ancient Jerusalem, on the south-west quarter. “The gate outside of which lay the piles of sweepings and offscourings of the streets,” in the valley of Tophet. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.