It is believed, that Jesus entered the Temple Mount through what is known as the Sheep Gate, when he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. ... It was known as the Sheep Gate, because the sacrifices for worship were brought through this very gate.Mar 31, 2020
What was the Sheep Gate in Nehemiah 3?
"The sheep gate": was the starting place of the wall rebuilding account (Nehemiah 3:1). "The goldsmisths and the merchants": represented communities that 'largely and closely interested in the transactions connected with Temple offerings', indicated by the mention of their working in proximity to repair the wall.
What does the Bible say about the sheep gate?
Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.