Ophel

Ophel refers to a spur in the Jerusalem wall on the southern side of the Temple Mount.

Nehemiah 3:26. Moreover the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that goes out. 27. After him the Tekoites repaired another part, over against the great tower that lies out, even to the wall of Ophel.

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.