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Gate of Benjamin

Also known as Benjamin's Gate, Benjamin Gate

Named in 4 verses across 2 books, first in Jeremiah 20:2.

Where

Coordinates

31.7774° N, 35.2349° E

One proposed location, not an established one.

Identification

Uncertain

The exact spot is unknown; the point is placed within a related, larger area.

The dataset’s match to an ancient-world gazetteer has not been checked yet.

Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.

Part of

Other records for this place

Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.

All 4 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Jeremiah 20:2
he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 37:13
But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
Jeremiah 38:7
Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,

Zechariah 14:10
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.