Gate of Jehoshaphat (building)

URI https://medievalmideast.org/place/17190

One of the 4 gates in Jerusalem

Names

  • Hebrew: שער גושפט = ShʿR GWShPṬ 1
  • Hebrew: שער יהושפט = ShʿR YHWShPṬ 2
  • Latin: gregis porta 3
  • Latin: uallis porta 4

Temporal Data

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Event DescriptionDate
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1-2 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 3-4 c.1280c.128414th C1864

Sources

  • 1gate of Gushpat: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 36 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Gate of Jehoshaphat: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 36 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 3gregis porta: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), VIII 1. 5. [Latin].
  • 4uallis porta: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), VIII 1. 5. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Liran Yadgar, and Margaret Gaida, “Gate of Jehoshaphat” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17190.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Liran Yadgar: place categorization; abstract; and categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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