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Ophel

Ophel was a fortified area in Jerusalem, located near the temple, and was inhabited by temple servants during the time of Nehemiah.

The name Ophel means “a tower; darkness; small white cloud”

PlaceOld Testament2 books5 verses

Summary

A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at 2 Chronicles 27:3; only referred to as Ophel (עֹ֫פֶל).

Location

Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
31.775° N, 35.236° E
Ophel
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Glossary entries

Ophel

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 2 Chronicles 27:3
    Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:14
    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
  3. Nehemiah 3:26
    …and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
  4. Nehemiah 3:27
    And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
  5. Nehemiah 11:21
    The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.