The meaning of Terrace in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
ter'-as (mecillah): Solomon is said, in II Chronicles 9:11, to have made of the algum trees brought him from Ophir "terraces," or raised walks, for the house of Yahweh. In the parallel I Kings 10:12, the word used is rendered "pillars," margin "'a railing'; Hebrew 'a prop.'"
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