The meaning of Towers in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
of Babel (Genesis 11:4), Edar (Genesis 35:21), Penuel (Judges 8:9,17), Shechem (9:46), David (Cant 4:4), Lebanon (7:4), Syene (Ezek. 29:10), Hananeel (Zechariah 14:10), Siloam (Luke 13:4). There were several towers in Jerusalem (II 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.
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