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Dictionaries :: Towers

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Below are articles from the following 2 dictionaries:
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Towers:

of Babel (Gen 11:4), Edar (Gen 35:21), Penuel (Jdg 8:9,17), Shechem (9:46), David (Sgs 4:4), Lebanon (7:4), Syene (Eze 29:10), Hananeel (Zec 14:10), Siloam (Luk 13:4). There were several towers in Jerusalem (2Ch 26:9; Psa 48:12). They were erected for various purposes, as watch-towers in vineyard (Isa 5:2; Mat 21:33) and towers for defence.

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Towers: Origin and Antiquity Of

Gen 11:4

Towers: Were Built

In cities

Jdg 9:51

On the walls of cities

2Ch 14:7; 26:9

In the forests

2Ch 27:4

In the deserts

2Ch 26:10

In vineyards

Isa 5:2; Mat 21:33

Towers: Frequently Very High

Isa 2:15

Towers: Frequently Strong and Well Fortified

Jdg 9:51; 2Ch 26:9

Towers: Were Used as Armouries

Sgs 4:4

Towers: Were Used as Citadels in Time of War

Jdg 9:51; Eze 27:11

Towers: Watchmen Posted On, in Times of Danger

2Ki 9:17; Hab 2:1

Towers: Mentioned in Scripture

Babel

Gen 11:9

Edar

Gen 35:21

Penuel

Jdg 8:17

Shechem

Jdg 9:46

Thebez

Jdg 9:50,51

David

Sgs 4:4

Lebanon

Sgs 7:4

Of the furnaces

Neh 3:11

Meah

Neh 12:39

Jezreel

2Ki 9:17

Hananeel

Jer 31:38; Zec 14:10

Syene

Eze 29:10; 30:6

Siloam

Luk 13:4

Towers: Of Jerusalem Remarkable for Number, Strength, And

Psa 48:12

Towers: Frequently Thrown down in War

Jdg 8:17; 9:49; Eze 26:4

Towers: Frequently Left Desolate

Isa 32:14; Zep 3:6

Towers: Illustrative Of

God as the protector of his people

2Sa 22:3,51; Psa 18:2; 61:3

The name of the Lord

Pro 18:10

Ministers

Jer 6:27

Mount Sion

Mic 4:8

The grace and dignity of the church

Sgs 4:4; 7:4; 8:10

The proud and haughty

Isa 2:15; 30:25

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