Damascus Gate, Jerusalem
This photo shows a structure constructed long after Bible times, but tradition has it that Saul of Tarsus went through a gate near this one when he traveled to Damascus. Gates and walls protected principal cities throughout the ancient world, and much of the book of Nehemiah describes the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. Building city walls stopped only when modern cannons and aircraft made them obsolete. Solomon observes that a rich man thinks of his wealth as a wall protecting him (Prov 18:11).
Neh 2:13–17, Neh 6:15, Ps 122:7, Prov 18:11, Acts 9:1–2, Rev 21:12–14
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