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    Potsherd Gate

    חֲרָסוּת

    The Potsherd Gate was a gate in Jerusalem near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, where Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim a message of judgment against Judah.

    Where the story of Potsherd Gate happensWhere the gazetteer locates Potsherd Gate, framed to them: Potsherd_Gate. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Potsherd_Gate
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    first named
    Jeremiah 19:2
    last named
    Jeremiah 19:2
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    gate

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    Potsherd Gate in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    The Potsherd Gate, also known as the Harsith Gate, was one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned in the book of Jeremiah (Jer. 19:2). The Lord instructed Jeremiah to go to the Potsherd Gate, which was near the entrance of the Valley of Ben Hinnom (or Gehenna), and proclaim a message of judgment against the people of Judah (Jer. 19:1-2). The Valley of Ben Hinnom was notorious for the practice of child sacrifice to the pagan god Molech (Jer. 32:35). Jeremiah was told to shatter an earthenware jar in front of the elders and priests as a symbol of the impending destruction of Jerusalem and its people (Jer. 19:10-11). The Potsherd Gate likely received its name from the fragments of broken pottery (potsherds) that were discarded in the nearby valley. The gate's location near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, a place associated with idolatry and judgment, underscores the severity of Jeremiah's prophetic message and the consequences of Judah's unfaithfulness to God.

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      19:2

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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