Tower of the furnaces

Tower of the furnaces

( Nehemiah 3:11 ; 12:38 ), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was probably so named from its contiguity to the "bakers' street" ( Jeremiah 37:21 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Tower of the furnaces". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .