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<p> '''''bat''''' ´''''''l''''' -'''''ment''''' . See [[Fortification]]; House . </p> | |||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15643" /> == | |||
<p> A balustrade around the roofs of ancient houses, which were flat, and were much, resorted to for fresh air, amusement, or retirement by day and for sleep at night. The [[Mosaic]] law required a battlement for each house, Deuteronomy 22:8 . </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30624" /> == | |||
Deuteronomy 22:8 Jeremiah 5:10 <p> </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49900" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> BATTLEMENT </strong> . See Fortification, House. </p> | |||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58600" /> == | |||
<p> BAT'TLEMENT, n. This is said to have been bastillement, from bastille, a fortification. </p> <p> A wall raised on a building with openings or embrasures, or the </p> <p> embrasure itself. </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69744" /> == | |||
<p> Battlement. Deuteronomy 22:8. See Dwelling. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71585" /> == | |||
<p> Battlement. Among the Jews, a battlement was required, by law, to be built upon every house. It consisted of a low wall built around the roofs of the houses to prevent persons from falling off, and sometimes serving as a partition from another building. Deuteronomy 22:8; Jeremiah 5:10. </p> | |||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197511" /> == | |||
<p> Deuteronomy 22:8 (c) The thought of the passage is that we are to seek to establish preventive measures or ample protection around the church, the people of GOD, and the testimony of our Lord. In this way there will not be a mingling of [[Christians]] with the unsaved and no mixture of the [[Christian]] program with the world's plans and schemes. </p> <p> Jeremiah 5:10 (b) We understand from this that the world puts up barriers to prevent the Word of GOD from being preached to them, and to prevent the people of GOD from teaching the Word to them. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1546" /> == | |||
<p> '''''bat''''' ´''''''l''''' -'''''ment''''' . See [[Fortification]]; House . </p> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15244" /> == | |||
<p> [[Battlement]] [HOUSE] </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23557" /> == | |||
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==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_15643"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/battlement Battlement from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_30624"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/battlement Battlement from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49900"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/battlement Battlement from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_58600"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/battlement Battlement from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69744"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/battlement Battlement from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71585"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/battlement Battlement from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_197511"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/wilson-s-dictionary-of-bible-types/battlement Battlement from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1546"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/battlement Battlement from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_15244"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/battlement Battlement from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_23557"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/battlement Battlement from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 16:48, 8 October 2021
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]
A balustrade around the roofs of ancient houses, which were flat, and were much, resorted to for fresh air, amusement, or retirement by day and for sleep at night. The Mosaic law required a battlement for each house, Deuteronomy 22:8 .
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Deuteronomy 22:8 Jeremiah 5:10
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
BATTLEMENT . See Fortification, House.
King James Dictionary [4]
BAT'TLEMENT, n. This is said to have been bastillement, from bastille, a fortification.
A wall raised on a building with openings or embrasures, or the
embrasure itself.
People's Dictionary of the Bible [5]
Battlement. Deuteronomy 22:8. See Dwelling.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [6]
Battlement. Among the Jews, a battlement was required, by law, to be built upon every house. It consisted of a low wall built around the roofs of the houses to prevent persons from falling off, and sometimes serving as a partition from another building. Deuteronomy 22:8; Jeremiah 5:10.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [7]
Deuteronomy 22:8 (c) The thought of the passage is that we are to seek to establish preventive measures or ample protection around the church, the people of GOD, and the testimony of our Lord. In this way there will not be a mingling of Christians with the unsaved and no mixture of the Christian program with the world's plans and schemes.
Jeremiah 5:10 (b) We understand from this that the world puts up barriers to prevent the Word of GOD from being preached to them, and to prevent the people of GOD from teaching the Word to them.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
bat ´'l -ment . See Fortification; House .
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [9]
Battlement [HOUSE]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [10]
References
- ↑ Battlement from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Battlement from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Battlement from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Battlement from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Battlement from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Battlement from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Battlement from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
- ↑ Battlement from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Battlement from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
- ↑ Battlement from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
