Talk:City of David

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[edit] City of David rediredts here

why is that? The city of David and the ophel are two different places, adjacent, but not the same. The city of David is just south of the ophel.--ArnoldPettybone 15:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] old Testment?

"Silwan has a significant historical value, and was mentioned in the Old Testament, " ---Where? I have done several searches... not under that spelling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.7.246.108 (talk) 05:30, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Ophel has four references:

  1. Neh. 3: 26-27

Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the bwater gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

  2. 2 Chr. 27: 3

He built the high agate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

  3. 2 Chr. 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 agate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

  4. Neh. 11: 21

But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

If these are the refereces to "Silwan" in the old testament, there should be something added about when and where the name was changed from "ophel" to "silwan"


[edit] Silwan, Ophel and the City of David

The nonsense on this page is becoming a nuisance. I am attempting to calm the waters (pun on gihon and siloam) by separating Silwan form the the City of David/Ophel, each to retain its historic meaning.

Silwan - for material about the Arab farming village that spread into a modern neighborhood of Jerusalem.

City of David/ Ophel - for the ridge from Siloach/siloam going uphill and encompassing all of the built structures thereon ( including the Meyuchas family home ) and all ancient structures, Jebusite, Israelite, Hellenistic - if anyone finds one, Hasmonean - Herodian, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic.

All material on the City of David on this page was recently vandalized by Kool dood1. It won't undo. I am looking for an appropriate curse for vandals who with a keystroke eliminate entire pages of material. I'm sure that the Jebusites had some apt ones. wish I spoke Jebusite Elan26 (talk) 15:39, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Elan26

[edit] Vandalism

I have just incorporated much of the vandalizec material, incorporating it into a version edited with a good-faith effort at attaining some sembalnce of balance. It needs work. I'll try to get back to it. Elan26 (talk) 16:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)Elan26