Castle
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Castle in the Bible Dictionary
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A tower
Gen 25:16; Num 31:10; 1 Chr 11:5, 7; 2 Chr 17:12; 27:4; Acts 21:34, 37; 23:10, 16, 32
16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Genesis 25:1610 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
Numbers 31:105 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:57 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:712 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
2 Chronicles 17:124 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
2 Chronicles 27:434 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
Acts 21:3437 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
Acts 21:3710 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
Acts 23:1016 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
Acts 23:1632 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Acts 23:32 -
Bars of
Prov 18:19
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19 -
For the doctrine, “The house is my castle,” see
Deut 24:10, 11
10 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Deuteronomy 24:1011 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.
Deuteronomy 24:11 - See Fort
- See Tower
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
