The meaning of Upper Chamber; Upper Room in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

up'-er cham'-ber, ('aliyah (II Kings 1:2), etc.; anogeon (Mark 14:15; Luke 22:12), huperoon (Acts 1:13; Acts 9:37, Acts 9:39; Acts 20:8)): In Judges 3:20 the English Revised Version renders "summer parlor" and in the margin "Hebrew: 'Upper chamber of cooling.'" This was probably a roof-chamber. The "upper chamber" of Ahaziah in II Kings 1:2 was evidently in the 2nd story of the building. On the "upper chambers" of the temple (I Chronicles 28:11; II Chronicles 3:9), see TEMPLE. The "large upper room" which was the scene of the Last Supper, with that in Acts 1:13, was also plainly an upper-story chamber. That in Acts 20:8 was in the 3rd story (at Miletus, a Greek city).

See also HOUSE.

James Orr

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