The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate.
Hanun and the people of Zanoah repaired the Valley Gate. They rebuilt it completely and installed its doors, locks, and bars. They also rebuilt about 1,500 feet of the wall that stretched from there to the Dung Gate.
The writer is recording how Hanun and the people from Zanoah took responsibility for rebuilding a major gate and a long section of Jerusalem's wall.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Nehemiah, set around 445 BC during the Persian Empire's rule, the Jewish exiles had returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity and were working to rebuild the city's walls, which had been destroyed to symbolize defeat and vulnerability. Nehemiah, a Jewish leader and cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, organized a community-wide effort to restore these defenses, with different groups assigned to specific sections to ensure the city's protection and spiritual renewal. In Nehemiah 3:13, Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah are mentioned as repairing the Valley Gate and extending the wall, highlighting the collaborative nature of this massive restoration project.
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