Ophel in the Bible

Meaning: a tower; darkness; small white cloud

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Now after this he built a wall outside the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance of the fish gate, and enclosed Ophel, and raised it up to a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

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And after this he built a wall outside the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and went around Ophel, and raised it to a very great height. And he put army commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

He built the Upper Gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

And the temple-slaves who lived in Ophel repaired across from the Water Gate toward the east, and the tower that sticks out. After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, opposite the great tower that sticks out, even to the wall of Ophel.


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