An entire chapter catalogs exactly who repaired which section of wall, family by family, gate by gate. Some sections get built by priests, others by merchants, others by people working right next to their own homes. The level of specific credit given...
Historical & Cultural<b>the Sheep Gate</b> Such was the name of the gate.<br><br><b>they hallowed it</b> that gate with the sanctity of the city.<br><br><b>its doors</b> i.e., of the gate.<br><br><b>and until the Tower of the Hundred</b> Such was the name of the tower.
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