Nehemiah 12:39

from above R.V. above.

the gate of Ephraim This gate is not mentioned in chap. 3. It was situated probably at about the centre of the northern wall, and was so called because through it passed the main road to Ephraim.

above the old gate R.V. by the old gate. Cf. Nehemiah 3:6.

above(R.V. by) the fish gate Cf. Nehemiah 3:3.

Cf. Nehemiah 3:2

Hananeel R.V. Hananel.

Meah R.V. Hammeah. Marg. Or, The hundred.

the sheep gate Cf. Nehemiah 3:1.

the prison gate R.V. the gate of the guard. In Nehemiah 3:25, we have mention of -the court of the guard." The gate here mentioned we should expect to be one of the gates of the Temple precincts, leading from the north side into the open space to the east of the Temple. It is an objection that from the mention of -the court of the guard" (Nehemiah 3:25) we should infer that it lay on the south side of the Temple; and if so (which is very unlikely), that the procession led by Nehemiah would have marched past the halting-place of the other company.

It is noticeable that the concluding clause is not found in the best text of the LXX. It may possibly represent a later insertion on the part of a scribe who wished to assign a halting-place to this company.