Zechariah 14:10
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.
Cross-references
Zechariah 14:4 describes the Mount of Olives splitting — this verse continues the topographical transformation of the land.
Zechariah 4:7 directly says 'mountain shall become a plain,' a strong parallel to the same imagery in 14:10 of the land turned into a plain.
Zechariah 2:4 similarly prophesies Jerusalem's expansion without walls, complementing the restoration theme in 14:10.
Jeremiah 31:38-40 uses the same boundaries from tower of Hananeel to corner gate, directly paralleling Zechariah's vision of Jerusalem's restoration.
Jeremiah 30:18 says the city shall be built on its own mound, paralleling Zechariah's 'inhabited in her place' with a similar restoration promise.
In Isaiah 40:4, valleys raised and mountains lowered to make a plain directly parallels the land becoming a plain in Zechariah.
Nehemiah 12:39 also mentions the tower of Hananeel in the procession, confirming this landmark in Jerusalem's topography.
Isaiah 44:26 also promises that Jerusalem will be inhabited and rebuilt — directly paralleling the assurance here.
2 Chronicles 26:9 notes Uzziah building towers at the Corner Gate — the same gate listed here in Jerusalem's future boundaries.
In Joshua 15:32, Rimmon is a city in Judah, giving geographical background for the location south of Jerusalem in Zechariah.
1 Chronicles 6:77 records Rimmon as a Levitical city, offering background for the same location in Zechariah's future geography.
1 Chronicles 4:32 lists Rimmon as a Simeonite village, providing historical context for the same place name used as a boundary in Zechariah's prophecy.
2 Kings 23:8 uses the same northern boundary 'from Geba' to describe Josiah's reform — here the land from Geba to Rimmon becomes a plain.
In Judges 21:13, Israel sends peace offers to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon, continuing the narrative.
In Judges 20:47, 600 Benjamites hide at the rock of Rimmon for four months, further detailing its history.
In Judges 20:45, the rock of Rimmon is where fleeing Benjamites hid, adding historical context to this site.
In Joshua 21:17, Geba is listed as a Levitical city in Benjamin, providing geographical context for the place in Zechariah.