Bible Dictionaries
Furnaces, Tower of
Holman Bible Dictionary
KJV and NAS designation (Nehemiah 3:11 ) for a tower designated “Tower of the Ovens” in other modern translations. The tower was adjacent to the “corner gate” located at the northwest angle in the second or middle wall of Jerusalem. The “Baker's Street” (Jeremiah 37:21 ) may have passed by this tower.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Furnaces, Tower of'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/f/furnaces-tower-of.html. 1991.