Ephraim, Gate of

The Gate of Ephraim was one of the named gates in the northern wall of Jerusalem, mentioned in the Old Testament in connection with festivals and the repair of the city walls. Its name indicated that the gate opened toward the road leading north to the territory of Ephraim. The gate is referenced in 2 Kings 14:13, where Jehoash king of Israel broke down four hundred cubits of Jerusalem's wall from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate after his victory over Amaziah.

Nehemiah 8:16 records that the people built booths for the Feast of Tabernacles in the street of the Gate of Ephraim as part of the post-exilic revival under Ezra. The gate also appears in Nehemiah 12:39 in the description of the processional route taken by the two choirs at the dedication of the rebuilt wall. The precise location within the northern wall circuit of ancient Jerusalem has been debated by archaeologists, with estimates placing it in the vicinity of the Second Quarter or somewhere along the northern alignment of the city's defenses.