300px|thumb|The ophel of Jerusalem. The Kidron Valley and [[Mount of Olives are in the background.]]
300px|thumb|The ophel of Jerusalem. The Kidron Valley and [[Mount of Olives are in the background.]]
Ophel () is the biblical term given to a certain part of a settlement or city that is elevated from its surroundings, and probably means fortified hill or risen area. In the Hebrew Bible, the term is in reference to two cities: Jerusalem (as in 2 Chronicles 27, 2 Chronicles 33, Nehemiah 3, and Nehemiah 11) and Samaria (mentioned in 2 Kings 5). The Mesha Stele, written in Moabite, a Canaanite language closely related to Biblical Hebrew, is the only extra-biblical source using the word, also in connection to a fortified place.
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