Towers

Towers [E]

• Origin and antiquity of
  Genesis 11:4

• WERE BUILT
  • In cities
    Judges 9:51
  • On the walls of cities
    2 Chronicles 14:7 ; 26:9
  • In the forests
    2 Chronicles 27:4
  • In the deserts
    2 Chronicles 26:10
  • In vineyards
    Isaiah 5:2 ; Matthew 21:33

• Frequently very high
  Isaiah 2:15

• Frequently strong and well fortified
  Judges 9:51 ; 2 Chronicles 26:9

• Were used as armouries
  Solomon 4:4

• Were used as citadels in time of war
  Judges 9:51 ; Ezekiel 27:11

• Watchmen posted on, in times of danger
  2 Kings 9:17 ; Habakkuk 2:1

• MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
  • Babel
    Genesis 11:9
  • Edar
    Genesis 35:21
  • Penuel
    Judges 8:17
  • Shechem
    Judges 9:46
  • Thebez
    Judges 9:50 Judges 9:51
  • David
    Solomon 4:4
  • Lebanon
    Solomon 7:4
  • Of the furnaces
    Nehemiah 3:11
  • Meah
    Nehemiah 12:39
  • Jezreel
    2 Kings 9:17
  • Hananeel
    Jeremiah 31:38 ; Zechariah 14:10
  • Syene
    Ezekiel 29:10 ; 30:6
  • Siloam
    Luke 13:4

• Of Jerusalem remarkable for number, strength, and beauty
  Psalms 48:12

• Frequently thrown down in war
  Judges 8:17 ; 9:49 ; Ezekiel 26:4

• Frequently left desolate
  Isaiah 32:14 ; Zephaniah 3:6

• ILLUSTRATIVE OF
  • God as the protector of his people
    2 Samuel 22:3 2 Samuel 22:51 ; Psalms 18:2 ; 61:3
  • The name of the Lord
    Proverbs 18:10
  • Ministers
    Jeremiah 6:27
  • Mount Sion
    Micah 4:8
  • The grace and dignity of the church
    Solomon 4:4 ; 7:4 ; 8:10
  • The proud and haughty
    Isaiah 2:15 ; 30:25

[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Towers'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.