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Place

Fish Gate

Named in 3 verses across 3 books, first in Zephaniah 1:10.

In the Bible

All 1 verse in Zephaniah, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Zephaniah

  • Zephaniah 1:10

    On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3).

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