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ophel

ophel


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Ophel 
  hill;  mound,  the  long,  narrow,  rounded  promontory  on  the 
  southern  slope  of  the  temple  hill,  between  the  Tyropoeon  and  the 
  Kedron  valley  (2  Chr.  27:3;  33:14;  Neh.  3:26,  27).  It  was 
  surrounded  by  a  separate  wall,  and  was  occupied  by  the  Nethinim 
  after  the  Captivity.  This  wall  has  been  discovered  by  the 
  engineers  of  the  Palestine  Exploration  Fund  at  the  south-eastern 
  angle  of  the  temple  area.  It  is  4  feet  below  the  present 
  surface.  In  2  Kings  5:24  this  word  is  translated  tower"  (R.V., 
  "hill"),  denoting  probably  some  eminence  near  Elisha's  house. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Ophel,  a  tower;  darkness;  small  white  cloud