A gate through which Nehemiah passed to inspect the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:13).
About Valley Gate
The gate Nehemiah used to exit and reenter when he inspected the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:13–14). It was on the west side of the city facing the Tyropeon Valley. King Uzziah is said to have built and strengthened a tower at this gate (2 Chronicles 26:9).
Key References
The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
All Scripture References (4)
2 Chronicles (1)
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
Nehemiah (3)
So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.