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Tower
Watch-towers or fortified posts in frontier or exposed situations are mentioned in Scripture, as the tower of Edar, etc., (Genesis 35:21; Isaiah 21:5,8,11; Micah 4:8) etc.; the tower of Lebanon. (2 Samuel 8:6) Besides these military structures, we read in Scripture of towers built in vineyards as an almost necessary appendage to them. (1 Samuel 5:2; Matthew 22:33; Mark 12:1) Such towers are still in use in Palestine in vineyards, especially near Hebron, and are used as lodges for the keepers of the vineyards.
In the Bible
44
Verses where Tower is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Chronicles 20:24
When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
- 2 Kings 5:24
When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them in the house. Then he dismissed the men, and they departed.
- 2 Kings 9:17
Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
- 2 Kings 17:9
The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
- 2 Kings 18:8
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
- 2 Samuel 22:3
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
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Scripture on Tower
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- 2 Samuel 22Nehemiah 12Micah 4Mark 121 Samuel 52 Samuel 82 Kings 52 Kings 92 Kings 172 Kings 182 Chronicles 20Psalms 18Psalms 61Psalms 144Proverbs 18Song of Solomon 4Song of Solomon 7Song of Solomon 8Isaiah 2Isaiah 5Isaiah 21Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 31Ezekiel 29Ezekiel 30Habakkuk 2Zechariah 14Matthew 21Matthew 22Luke 13Luke 14
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Tower references
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Voices on Tower
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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