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Towers

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