Dictionary entry

Towers

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Origin and antiquity of Ge 11:4

WERE BUILT

In cities Jud 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; Mt 21:33

Frequently very high Isa 2:15

Frequently strong and well fortified Jud 9:51; 2Ch 26:9

Were used as armouries So 4:4

Were used as citadels in time of war Jud 9:51; Eze 27:11

Watchmen posted on, in times of danger 2Ki 9:17; Hab 2:1

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

Babel Ge 11:9

Edar Ge 35:21

Penuel Jud 8:17

Shechem Jud 9:46

Thebez Jud 9:50,51

David So 4:4

Lebanon So 7:4

Of the furnaces Ne 3:11

Meah Ne 12:39

Jezreel 2Ki 9:17

Hananeel Jer 31:38; Zec 14:10

Syene Eze 29:10; 30:6

Siloam Lu 13:4

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

Frequently thrown down in war Jud 8:17; 9:49; Eze 26:4

Frequently left desolate Isa 32:14; Zep 3:6

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

God as the protector of his people 2Sa 22:3,51; Ps 18:2; 61:3

The name of the Lord Pr 18:10

Ministers Jer 6:27

Mount Sion Mic 4:8

The grace and dignity of the church So 4:4; 7:4; 8:10

The proud and haughty Isa 2:15; 30:25