Towers

Origin and antiquity of — Ge 11:4.

Were built

In cities. — Jdj 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 — Jdj 9:51; 2Ch 26:9.

Were used as armouries — Song 4:4.

Were used as citadels in time of war — Jdj 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. — Jdj 8:17.

Shechem. — Jdj 9:46.

Thebez. — Jdj 9:50,51.

David. — Song 4:4.

Lebanon. — Song 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 — Jdj 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. — Song 4:4; 7:4; 8:10.

The proud and haughty. — Isa 2:15; 30:25.