Broad Wall

A wall in postexilic Jerusalem.

About Broad Wall

The Broad Wall was a section of the outer wall of Jerusalem that Nehemiah rebuilt in the fifth century BC. It is possible that the Broad Wall was on the northwest side of the city (Nehemiah 3:8; 12:38).

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Key References

Nehemiah 3:8

Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Nehemiah 12:38

The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

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Nehemiah 3:8

Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Nehemiah 12:38

The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,