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).
See Jerusalem.
Key References
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.
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,
All Scripture References (2)
Nehemiah (2)
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.
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,