Bible/Topics/HOUSES
HOUSES[edit | edit source]
Torrey's New Topical Textbook[edit | edit source]
Antiquity of
Deep and solid foundations required for
Sometimes built without foundation
BUILT OF
14; Isa 9:10
In cities, built in streets
Often built on city walls
THE FLAT ROOFS OF
Accessible from the outside
The courts of, large and used as apartments
Entered by a gate or door
Doors of, low and small for safety
Doors of, how fastened
Admission to, gained by knocking at the door
Walls of, plastered
Serpents often lodged in walls of
Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to
Had often several stories
Divided into apartments
APARTMENTS OF, WERE OFTEN
Upper apartments of, the best, and used for entertainments
Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers
Lighted by windows
Street windows of, high and dangerous
OF THE RICH
OF BRICK OR CLAY
When finished were usually dedicated
For summer residence
Liable to leprosy
Not to be coveted
Were hired
Were mortgaged
Were sold
Law respecting the sale of
Of criminals, desolated
Desolation of, threatened as a punishment
Often broken down to repair city walls before sieges
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