Neh 3:31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. Ver. 31. After him ] Or, After me. See Nehemiah 3:30 . Over against the gate Miphkad ] The judicial gate, saith the Vulgate; the gate of commandment, saith Junius; probably where the Sanhedrim sat. read more
the goldsmith's: Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32 going up of the corner: or, corner-chamber Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:21 - the Nehemiah 12:39 - the prison Zephaniah 1:11 - all the read more
31. Place of the Nethinim That is, Ophel, the place where they dwelt. Nehemiah 3:26. And of the merchants Who, probably, kept a sort of bazaar on the western slope of Ophel, near the bridge that crossed the Tyropoeon. Gate Miphkad Or, gate of numbering; so called, perhaps, because the census of the people was taken here. Or it may mean gate of reviewing, that is, of judgment, because cases were tried here, and the judgment rendered. It was, perhaps, situated in the southern wall... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Nehemiah 3:1-32
Nehemiah 3:1-32Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren.The builders at workUnity in diversity seems to be the principle on which God works both in the natural and spiritual world--a truth which is capable of almost endless illustration.I. We see it, for instance, in an individual church. What a variety of mental constitution and habits of thought; what difference in training, in education, and, consequently, in apprehension of spiritual things, and also in time, opportunity and... read more