Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Walls
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Walls Only a few points need be noticed.
- 1. The practice common in Palestine of carrying foundations down to the solid rock, as in the case of the temple, with structures intended to be permanent. (Luke 6:48)
- 2. A feature of some parts of Solomon’s buildings, as described by Josephus, corresponds remarkably to the method adopted at Nineveh of incrusting or veneering a wall of brick or stone with slabs of a more costly material, as marble or alabaster.
- 3. Another use of walls in Palestine is to support mountain roads or terraces formed on the sides of hills for purposes of cultivation.
- 4. The "path of the vineyards," (Numbers 22:24) is a pathway through vineyards, with walls on each side.