Bible Dictionary · B
Beacon
A pole (Heb. to’ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isa 30:17). In Isa 33:23 and Ezek 27:5, the same word is rendered “mast.” (See Banner.)
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
