Difference between revisions of "Causeway"
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<p> (מְסַלָּה, '' | <p> ( '''''מְסַלָּה''''' , ''Mesillah '''''´''''' ),'' a raised way ( 1 Chronicles 26:16; 1 Chronicles 26:18), or stairs of wood ("terrace," 2 Chronicles 9:11). In these passages it apparently refers to an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between [[Zion]] and the Temple, which in subsequent times was replaced by the bridge. In 2 Chronicles 9:4, it is called '''''עֲלַיָה''''' (aliyah '''''´''''' ), an "ascent." In most of the passages where it occurs, the former word signifies any public road, and is translated "highway." </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:42, 15 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
1 Chronicles 26:16,18 2 Chronicles 9:11
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
A 'way cast up,' more often translated 'highway.' 1 Chronicles 26:16,18 .
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(n.) Alt. of Causey
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
( מְסַלָּה , Mesillah ´ ), a raised way ( 1 Chronicles 26:16; 1 Chronicles 26:18), or stairs of wood ("terrace," 2 Chronicles 9:11). In these passages it apparently refers to an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between Zion and the Temple, which in subsequent times was replaced by the bridge. In 2 Chronicles 9:4, it is called עֲלַיָה (aliyah ´ ), an "ascent." In most of the passages where it occurs, the former word signifies any public road, and is translated "highway."
