Shallecheth Gate

A gate of the temple at the causeway that goes up (1 Chronicles 26:16). Probably an ascent from the Tyropoeon Valley to the West of the temple. It has been supposed on account of the meaning of the name that the ashes and offal of the temple were cast forth there, but this is very unlikely-they were thrown into the Kidron valley to the East or Southeast.

Type:	Port
Hebrew name:	שַׁעַר שַׁלֶּכֶת
Means:	gate of cutting down
Name today:
Mentioned in GT:	1 times
Mentioned in NT:	0 times
Position:	31.777960, 35.234291
Height above sea level:	712m

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References (1)

Mentioned in total 1 times in the Bible:
1 Chron. 26:16

Identification

8/10. Archaeological evidence and tradition point to the identification of this place, but there are also other potential locations.