SHEEP GATE

(sha`ar ha-tso'-n (Nehemiah 3:1,32; 12:39)): One of the gates of Jerusalem, probably near the northeast corner. See JERUSALEM, 1 . For the "sheep gate" of John 5:2, see BETHESDA ; SHEEP MARKET .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.