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Ophel in the Bible.

Ophel is a hill in the Bible, at Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from 2 Chronicles 27:3 to Nehemiah 11:21.

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About 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 Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Ophel.

Gispa 1Ziha 1

Near Ophel.

All 5 verses that name Ophel.

2 Chronicles 2

  • 2 Chronicles 27:3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:14Now 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

  • Nehemiah 3:26Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
  • Nehemiah 3:27After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
  • Nehemiah 11:21But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

Questions about Ophel.

Where is Ophel in the Bible?

Ophel is a hill at Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Ophel named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Ophel in 5 verses, in 2 books, from 2 Chronicles 27:3 to Nehemiah 11:21.

Which people are named with Ophel in the Bible?

The verses that name Ophel also name Gispa and Ziha.

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