Tower
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Smith's 1863
Watch-towers or fortified posts in frontier or exposed situations are mentioned in Scripture, as the tower of Edar, etc., (Genesis 35:21; Isaiah 21:5,8,11; Micah 4:8) etc.; the tower of Lebanon. (2 Samuel 8:6) Besides these military structures, we read in Scripture of towers built in vineyards as an almost necessary appendage to them. (1 Samuel 5:2; Matthew 22:33; Mark 12:1) Such towers are still in use in Palestine in vineyards, especially near Hebron, and are used as lodges for the keepers of the vineyards.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
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See FORTIFICATION, I, 5; CITY, II, 1.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
Genesis 35:21Isaiah 21:5Isaiah 21:8Isaiah 21:11Micah 4:82 Samuel 8:61 Samuel 5:2Matthew 22:33Mark 12:1
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Sources
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain