EAST GATE (שַׁ֥עַר הַמִּזְרָֽח, gate of the place of sunrise). Nehemiah 3:29 refers to this gate in Jerusalem, although it is not specifically stated that Nehemiah repaired it. The “east gate” (haqqaḏmōnî) of Yahweh’s house may be the same structure. It was a temple gate (Ezek 10:19; 11:1).