TOWER OF IVORY
The Tower of Ivory is mentioned only in Song of Solomon 7:4. If the reading is correct, it may refer to an ivory-adorned tower-like structure or furnishing; the exact identification is uncertain.
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TOWER OF LEBANON
The Tower of Lebanon is mentioned in Song of Solomon 7:4 as looking toward Damascus. It is understood as a prominent tower-like feature in the eastern Lebanon range, possibly associated with the summit region of Hermon.
TOWER OF SHECHEM
The Tower of Shechem was one of the fortified strongholds of Shechem, together with the Beth-millo and Beth-berith. During Abimelech’s attack, its defenders abandoned it and took refuge in the Beth-millo, where they were destroyed.
Tower of the furnaces
The Tower of the Furnaces was a tower in Jerusalem mentioned in Nehemiah’s account of the city wall. Its name probably reflected its proximity to the bakers’ quarter.
Towers
Biblical towers served various purposes, including defense, watchfulness, and protection of vineyards. Scripture names towers associated with places such as Babel, Jerusalem, Lebanon, and Siloam.
TOWN
Town is a general biblical term for a settled place smaller or less urban than a major city. It can translate several Hebrew and Greek words referring to unwalled settlements, dependent communities, villages, or places between a city and a village.
Town Clerk
The town clerk was the prominent civic official at Ephesus who quieted the crowd during the disturbance caused by Demetrius. He supervised city records and publicly read official laws and decrees.
Trachonitis
Trachonitis was a rugged, volcanic region northeast of the Jordan, associated with the territory of Argob. In New Testament times it belonged to the tetrarchy of Philip.
Tradition
Tradition is teaching handed down from one generation to another, orally or in writing. Scripture condemns human traditions when they nullify God’s command, while also using the term positively for apostolic instruction faithfully delivered to the church.
TRAFFIC, TRAFFICKER
Traffic or trafficking means trade, commerce, or the business of traveling merchants and peddlers. Scripture uses the term for commercial activity involving merchants, foreign trade, and the accumulation of wealth through buying and selling.
TRAGACANTH
Tragacanth is a gum-producing substance suggested as one possible meaning of the spice mentioned in Genesis 37:25. The exact identification is uncertain; another possibility is storax.
TRAIN
Train can refer to education or instruction, as in training a child in Proverbs 22:6. It can also mean an accompanying army or the flowing skirts of a robe, as in the vision of God’s glory in Isaiah 6.
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