Places in the Bible Today:

Valley Gate

Data

Translated NameValley Gate
Typegate
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

3 Possible Identifications

  1. in Jerusalem (ancient): 70% confidence
    1. aerial cityscape of Jerusalemin Jerusalem

  2. Crowfoot and Fitzgerald excavation site (modern): 40% confidence
    1. panorama of the Crowfoot and Fitzgerald excavation site, which is under the buildingsCrowfoot and Fitzgerald excavation site

  3. Jaffa Gate (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. panorama of Jaffa GateJaffa Gate

Verses (4)

  1. 2Chr 26:9
  2. Neh 2:13, 2:15, 3:13

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookValley Gate
OpenBible.info (2007)Valley Gate
OpenBible.infoa81b7b1 (Valley Gate)
TIPNRValley_Gate@2Ch.26.9

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Valley Gate (place)
  2. Breneman, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (1993): Neh 2:13
  3. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Neh 2:13
  4. Fensham, Ezra and Nehemiah (1982): Neh 2:13
  5. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Valley Gate
  6. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Neh 3:13
  7. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Valley Gate
  8. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009): Valley Gate
  9. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Valley Gate
  10. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Valley Gate
  11. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010): Valley Gate

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others (in this case, in Jerusalem), then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

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Thumbnail Image Credits

Godot13, Ovedc, Berthold Werner

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.