A gate in the walls of Jerusalem, near the pool of Bethesda, which was rebuilt by the high priest Eliashib and his fellow priests (Nehemiah 3:1).
About Sheep Gate
Jerusalem gate repaired by Eliashib and the priests under Nehemiah’s supervision during the postexilic era (Neh 3:1, 32; 12:39). It was positioned east of the Fish Gate by the Tower of the Hundred, near the pool of Bethesda (Bethsaida) and a short distance from the modern St Stephen’s Gate. In John 5:2 the kjv translates it “Sheep Market” and the neb, “Sheep-Pool.”
Key References
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
All Scripture References (4)
Nehemiah (3)
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
John (1)
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.