the rendering in the A.V. of the following Hebrew terms: , matsor’ (from its intrenchment), fortification, Jer 10:17 (elsewhere bulwark, fenced city, etc.). , metsudah’ (from its security), a castle, espec. poet., 2Sa 17:2; Psa 18:2-3; Psa 71:3; Psa 91:3; Psa 144:2 (elsewhere usually stronghold).<\/p>\n
, mibtsar’ (as being inaccessible), a fortified place, Isa 18:3; Isa 25:12; Isa 34:13; Hos 10:14; Amo 5:9 (elsewhere fenced city [q.v.], stronghold, etc.). , maoz’ (from its strength), a stronghold, Jer 16:19; Dan 11:7; Dan 11:10 (elsewhere strength, etc.). SEE FORTIFICATION.<\/p>\n
The terms ‘fortress,’ ‘stronghold,’ and ‘castle’ mostly refer to a part of a city that was more strongly fortified than by the mere walls. Pro 18:19 speaks of the ‘bars of a castle.’ There was such a place in Jerusalem when the city was taken by David, which was held by the Jebusites. 2Sa 5:6-7. The Romans had a ‘castle’ in Jerusalem, to which Paul was carried when he was seized by the Jews. Act 21:34; Act 21:37. This may have been the same that was called ANTONIA, a fortress built by Herod the Great, adjoining the temple, as described by Josephus: Wars, 5:5. 8. The Psalmist often calls Jehovah his rock and fortress. Psa 18:2; Psa 31:3; Psa 71:3; Psa 91:2.<\/p>\n
2Sa 22:2 (a) This describes a blessed hiding place in GOD, which the believer enjoys when he goes to the Lord in prayer and commits his case into His hands. (See also Psa 18:2; Psa 31:3; Psa 71:3; Psa 91:2; Psa 144:2; Jer 16:19).<\/p>\n
Jer 6:27 (a) GOD promised to Jeremiah that he would be a strong and fearless witness which his enemies could not overcome.<\/p>\n
Fortress the rendering in the A.V. of the following Hebrew terms: , matsor’ (from its intrenchment), fortification, Jer 10:17 (elsewhere bulwark, fenced city, etc.). , metsudah’ (from its security), a castle, espec. poet., 2Sa 17:2; Psa 18:2-3; Psa 71:3; Psa 91:3; Psa 144:2 (elsewhere usually stronghold). , mibtsar’ (as being inaccessible), a fortified place, Isa … Continue reading “Fortress”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}