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Harsith

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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One of the gates of Jerusalem, mentioned in Jeremiah 19:2 (R. V.); it led into the Valley of Hinnom. The meaning of the name can not be ascertained. The Authorized Version gives "east gate," evidently connecting it with "ḥeres" (the sun).

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Harsith'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​h/harsith.html. 1901.
 
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