1. Nehemiah 2:14 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is “the Fountain Gate”?

Nehemiah 2:14 (ESV)

14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal that was under me to pass.

Beyond (but near) the Dung Gate was another gate leading to a series of steps that led downhill to a track departing from the city.

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