Bible Dictionary
Shallecheth, The gate of
The gate of Shallecheth was one of the gates of the house of the Lord, situated beside the causeway of the ascent. Its name is associated with casting out or removal.
Definition
The gate of Shallecheth was a gate of the house of the Lord, located beside the causeway of the ascent. Its name means or suggests “the gate of casting out,” and it has therefore been supposed to be the refuse gate.
Biblical Usage
The gate is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 26:16 in connection with the temple arrangements and the causeway rising from the Tyropoeon, or valley of the cheesemakers.
Historical Background
The causeway was understood as a route rising from the Tyropoeon Valley. The gate’s proposed function as a refuse gate is based on the meaning associated with its name.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
I.e., “the gate of casting out,” hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house of the Lord, “by the causeway of the going up” i.e., the causeway rising up from the Tyropoeon valley = valley of the cheesemakers (1 Chr. 26:16).