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Nehemiah 2:13

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the gate: Nehemiah 2:15, Nehemiah 3:13; 2 Chronicles 26:9

the dung port: This was the gate on the eastern side of the city, through which the filth was carried to the brook Kidron and valley of Hinnom. Nehemiah 3:13-14, Nehemiah 12:31

the walls: Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:17, Nehemiah 1:3; Jeremiah 5:10

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