The gate of the valley – A gate opening on the valley of Hinnom, which skirted Jerusalem to the west and south. The exact position is uncert…

Nehemiah’s cautious preliminaries.

And I went out by night, by the gate of the valley
Where that formerly stood, for the gates had been burnt, and were…

When Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake …