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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 — KJV
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Nehemiah 3:13
King James Version (KJV)
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Nehemiah 3:13
Verse 13 of 32
Commentary
Commentary on Nehemiah 3:13
Theological / DevotionalThe valley gate. See on Neh. 2:13.
Zanoah. This town lay in the vicinity of Beth-shemesh, about 14 mi. (22.4 km.) southwest of Jerusalem as the crow flies. The site is now called Khirbet Zanu‘.
A thousand cubits. An important topographical notation giving the distance between the Valley Gate and the Dung Gate as 1,458 ft. (444.4 m.). Some have doubted that one group could repair so large a section and accordingly have interpreted the words as a topographical parenthesis giving the distance between the two gates. But the expression is specific. Probably some parts of the wall were less severely damaged than others, and could therefore be easily repaired.
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