Tower of Hananel
The Tower of Hananel, a tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah and mentioned in prophetic visions of the city's restoration.
PlaceOld Testament3 books4 verses
Summary
A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Nehemiah 3:1; only referred to as Tower of Hananel (חֲנַנְאֵל מִגְדָּל).
Location
- Identified as
- Antonia Fortress
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.780° N, 35.234° E
Alternative names
- חֲנַנְאֵל+H4026G«H4026=מִגְדָּלTower of Hananel
Mentions
- At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
- …over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
- “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
- All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.