Ophel
Popular district of Jerusalem.
Inhabitants or Natives
Elise and her daughter Annaleah, the first of the consecrated virgins, Samuel her fiancé murderer, Sidonia (Bartholmai) and her parents.[1]
Description
District of Jerusalem just south of the Temple. - A turbulent suburb always crowded with donkeys and quarrelsome boys[2]. - A white house where Annaleah lives.[3] - Right next to this district, Lazarus owns a tall house, but the place is richer[4] - Located near the Golden Gate[5] - Noisy or populous[6] - A very small square, with a fountain shaded by a fig tree that opens its tender leaves over the mirror of a calm Water, near which lives Samuel who will become an assassin[7] - A maze of alleys.[8]
Notable Facts
It is from this district that the first of the consecrated virgins and the disciple come from.
Name
Ophel - Ofel means "protuberance, projecting, tumulus".
Where is it mentioned in the work?
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