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Shallecheth, the Gate of

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I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house of the Lord, "by the causeway of the going up" i.e., the causeway rising up from the Tyropoeon valley = valley of the cheesemakers (1 Chronicles 26:16 ).

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Shallecheth, the Gate of'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/s/shallecheth-the-gate-of.html. 1897.

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