Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
sheep market—The supplement should be (as in Margin) "sheep [gate]," mentioned in Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 3:32.
Bethesda—that is, "house (place) of mercy," from the cures wrought there.
five porches—for shelter to the patients.
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