There are 8 gates of Jerusalem today; but the Bible promises 12 in the future

THE JERUSALEM POST
By Wayne Stiles

ISRAEL ---  The walls and gates of Jerusalem have expanded and contracted over the centuries like the breathing of a living being. The walls of the Old City of Jerusalem are such that we have to enter through the gates—just as people did for thousands of years. Gates were more than passageways. They served as places for personal business and civic affairs (see Ruth 4:1). Gates often took their names from the distant cities they faced, like Jaffa, Damascus, and Shechem. The 8 gates of Jerusalem have stood for centuries. But the Prophet Ezekiel predicted a day when the gates of Jerusalem would total 12—one for each of Israel’s tribes (Ezekiel 48:31-34). [link]