A tower in part of the wall of Jerusalem protecting the northern approach to the city (ABD).
About Tower of the Hundred
Tower at the northernmost part of the Jerusalem wall (near where the wall crosses over the Tyropeon Valley). It stood west of the Sheep Gate near the Tower of Hananel (Neh 3:1; 12:39; kjv “tower of Meah”). See also Jerusalem.
Key References
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
All Scripture References (2)
Nehemiah (2)
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.