the "new gate" was the name used by the ottoman administration. it was also known as "bab es sultan abd ul hamid" by the arab workforce for the ottoman sultan abdul hamid ii who allowed the building. it should not be confused with the "new gate" of the second temple complex mentioned in the book of jeremiah (26:10; 36:10) that served as entrance to the great sanhedrin's hall of hewn stones, and was previously called the benjamin gate.