Nehemiah 3:6The old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars.
The setting
Jerusalem, 444 BC. The Old Gate, also called the Mishneh Gate, connected the newer section of the city to the original...
The emotion here: methodical determination while recording overwhelming community effort
The original word
yāsad (יסד) — to establish foundations, to appoint, to found
Why it matters
The Old Gate was likely the Mishneh Gate mentioned in 2 Kings 22:14, connecting Jerusalem's second quarter
Read with care
What most readers miss in Nehemiah 3:6
This gate was called 'old' because it connected the newer district to ancient Jerusalem
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just boring construction details, but Nehemiah is showing how God uses ordinary people doing ordinary work to accomplish extraordinary restoration.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Nehemiah 3:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Nehemiah 3:6 comes from the book of Nehemiah, written during the Post-Exile period. These words are attributed to Nehemiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include restoration, community effort. Notable phrases: repaired; old gate; laid its beams.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
Your reflection
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