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<p> (Hebrews [[Meah]] מֵאָה '', A Hundred'' , as often; Sept. | <p> (Hebrews [[Meah]] '''''מֵאָה''''' '', A Hundred'' , as often; Sept. '''''Ἑκατόν''''' , '''''Μεά''''' ; Vulg. ''Cenztum, Emnath'' ), a tower in Jerusalem, situated on the eastern wall ( Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39), probably at the north-eastern angle of the [[Temple]] enclosure (Strong's ''Harmony And Expos. Of The Gospels'' , Append. ii, p. 19; but it is not likely that the outer wall was different from that of the Temple, as supposed by Dr. Barclay, ''City Of The Great King'' , p. 152). (See Jerusalem). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 15 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Me'ah. (A Hundred). The Tower Of Me'ah . One of the towers of the wall of Jerusalem when rebuilt by Nehemiah, Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39, appears to have been situated somewhere at the northeast part of the city, outside of the walls of Zion.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
A tower in the walls of Jerusalem when rebuilt by Nehemiah. The word signifies 'a hundred;' but what this refers to, or where the tower was situated, is not known. Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39 . R.V. reads Hammeah.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]
Nehemiah 3:1
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Hebrews Meah מֵאָה , A Hundred , as often; Sept. Ἑκατόν , Μεά ; Vulg. Cenztum, Emnath ), a tower in Jerusalem, situated on the eastern wall ( Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39), probably at the north-eastern angle of the Temple enclosure (Strong's Harmony And Expos. Of The Gospels , Append. ii, p. 19; but it is not likely that the outer wall was different from that of the Temple, as supposed by Dr. Barclay, City Of The Great King , p. 152). (See Jerusalem).
