of Babel ( Genesis 11:4 ), Edar ( Genesis 35:21 ), Penuel ( Judges 8:9 Judges 8:17 ), Shechem ( 9:46 ), David (Cant 4:4 ), Lebanon ( 7:4 ), Syene (Ezek. 29:10 ), Hananeel ( Zechariah 14:10 ), Siloam ( Luke 13:4 ). There were several towers in Jerusalem ( 2 Chronicles 26:9 ; Psalms 48:12 ). They were erected for various purposes, as watch-towers in vineyard ( Isaiah 5:2 ; Matthew 21:33 ) and towers for defence.