Ophel

A written article for Ophel is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ophel appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Ophel

Original word

  • עֹפֶל ophel
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Where Ophel appears in Scripture

2 Chronicles 27

הוּא בָּנָה אֶת-שַׁעַר בֵּית-יְהוָה הָֽעֶלְיוֹן וּבְחוֹמַת הָעֹפֶל בָּנָה לָרֹֽב׃
3
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

2 Chronicles 33

וְאַֽחֲרֵי-כֵן בָּנָה חוֹמָה חִֽיצוֹנָה׀ לְעִיר-דָּוִיד מַעְרָבָה לְגִיחוֹן בַּנַּחַל וְלָבוֹא בְשַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וְסָבַב לָעֹפֶל וַיַּגְבִּיהֶהָ מְאֹד וַיָּשֶׂם שָֽׂרֵי-חַיִל בְּכָל-הֶֽעָרִים הַבְּצֻרוֹת בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃
14
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

Nehemiah 3

וְהַנְּתִינִים הָיוּ יֹֽשְׁבִים בָּעֹפֶל עַד נֶגֶד שַׁעַר הַמַּיִם לַמִּזְרָח וְהַמִּגְדָּל הַיּוֹצֵֽא׃
26
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
אַֽחֲרָיו הֶֽחֱזִיקוּ הַתְּקֹעִים מִדָּה שֵׁנִית מִנֶּגֶד הַמִּגְדָּל הַגָּדוֹל הַיּוֹצֵא וְעַד חוֹמַת הָעֹֽפֶל׃
27
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

Nehemiah 11

וְהַנְּתִינִים יֹֽשְׁבִים בָּעֹפֶל וְצִיחָא וְגִשְׁפָּא עַל-הַנְּתִינִֽים׃
21
But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.