Towers

Easton, 1897

Of Babel (Genesis 11:4), Edar (Genesis 35:21), Penuel (Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17), Shechem (Judges 9:46), David (Song of Solomon 4:4), Lebanon (Song of Solomon 7:4), Syene (Ezekiel 29:10), Hananeel (Zechariah 14:10), Siloam (Luke 13:4). There were several towers in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 26:9; Psalms 48:12). They were erected for various purposes, as watch-towers in vineyard (Isaiah 5:2; Matthew 21:33) and towers for defence.