Ophel

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Ophel is a hill named in 5 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Ophel (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Identification	Confidence	Coordinates
Ophel	high (100%)	31.775° N, 35.236° E

2 Chronicles 27:3
He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
2 Chronicles 33:14
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.After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.

Nehemiah 3:26
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
Nehemiah 3:27
After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
Nehemiah 11:21
But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.

Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.