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“Misgab” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(high). Place in
Moab
(
Jer. 48:1
1
Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. (Jeremiah 48:1)
).
“Tower” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(shot up). Watchtowers, or fortified
posts
, were frequent on frontiers and exposed places (
Gen. 35:21
21
And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. (Genesis 35:21)
;
2 Chron. 26:10
10
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. (2 Chronicles 26:10)
); around vineyards (
Isa. 21:5,8,11
5
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. (Isaiah 21:5)
8
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: (Isaiah 21:8)
11
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11)
;
Matt. 21:33
33
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: (Matthew 21:33)
), and for the use of shepherds (
Mic. 4:8
8
And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. (Micah 4:8)
). “
Tower
of
Shechem
” (
Judg. 9:47
47
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. (Judges 9:47)
), evidently a citadel or stronghold. Tower of
Babel
[BABEL]. “Tower of
Siloam
,” possibly an observatory (
Luke 13:4
4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? (Luke 13:4)
).
“Fortress” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The terms “fortress,” “stronghold,” and “
castle
” mostly refer to a part of a city that was more strongly fortified than by the mere walls.
Proverbs 18:19
19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. (Proverbs 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
(
2 Sam. 5:6-7
6
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
7
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. (2 Samuel 5:6‑7)
). The Romans had a “castle” in Jerusalem, to which
Paul
was carried when he was seized by the Jews (
Acts 21:34, 37
34
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. (Acts 21:34)
37
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? (Acts 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
, v. 5. 8. The Psalmist often calls
Jehovah
his
rock
and fortress (
Psa. 18:2
2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalm 18:2)
;
Psa. 31:3
3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. (Psalm 31:3)
;
Psa. 71:3
3
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. (Psalm 71:3)
;
Psa. 91:2
2
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. (Psalm 91:2)
).
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A fortress on the
Red
Sea
.
“Misgab” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Place in
Moab
denounced by
the
prophet
(
Jer. 48:1
1
Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. (Jeremiah 48:1)
). It reads “
high place
” in the margin. Without the article
the word
is translated “defense,” “high fort,” “refuge,” and so forth.
“Tower” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Often referred to in
scripture
as a place of security, and also as a place of defense, on which watchmen were stationed. There were such on the walls of
Jerusalem
(
Psa. 48:12
12
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. (Psalm 48:12)
;
Psa. 61:3
3
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. (Psalm 61:3)
;
2 Kings 9:17
17
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? (2 Kings 9:17)
). The term is also used symbolically: “the name of
Jehovah
is a strong tower” (
Prov. 18:10
10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
4869
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
misgab
Phonic:
mis-gawb’
Meaning:
from
7682
; properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge
KJV Usage:
defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab:--Misgab
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