Antiquity Of Genesis 12:1, 19:3

Deep and Solid Foundations Required For Matthew 7:24, Luke 6:48

Sometimes Built without Foundation Matthew 7:26, Luke 6:49

Built Of

Clay Job 4:19

Bricks Exodus 1:11-14, Isaiah 9:10

Stone and wood Leviticus 14:40, 42, Habakkuk 2:11

Hewn or cut stone Isaiah 9:10, Amos 5:11

In Cities, Built in Streets Genesis 19:2, Joshua 2:19

Often Built on City Walls Joshua 2:15, 2 Corinthians 11:33

The Flat Roofs Of

Surrounded with battlements Deuteronomy 22:8

Had often booths on them 2 Samuel 16:22, Nehemiah 8:16, Proverbs 2:19

Had often idolatrous altars on them 2 Kings 23:12, Jeremiah 19:13, Zephaniah 1:5

Used for drying flax Joshua 2:6

Used for exercise 2 Samuel 11:2, Daniel 4:29

Used for devotion Acts 10:9

Used for making proclamations Luke 12:3

Used for secret conference 1 Samuel 9:25, 26

Resorted to in grief Isaiah 15:3, Jeremiah 48:38

Often covered with week grass Psalm 129:6, 7

Accessible from the Outside Matthew 24:17

The Courts Of, Large and Used as Apartments Esther 1:5, Luke 5:19

Entered by a Gate or Door Genesis 43:19, Exodus 12:22, Luke 16:20, Acts 10:17

Doors Of, Low and Small for Safety Proverbs 17:19

Doors Of, How Fastened 2 Samuel 13:18, Song of Solomon 5:5, Luke 11:7

Admission To, Gained by Knocking at the Door Acts 12:13, Revelation 3:20

Walls Of, Plastered Leviticus 14:42, 43

Serpents Often Lodged in Walls Of Amos 5:19

Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to Ecclesiastes 12:11, Isaiah 22:23

Had Often Several Stories Ezekiel 41:16, Acts 20:9

Divided into Apartments Genesis 43:30, Isaiah 26:20

Apartments Of, Were Often

Large and airy Jeremiah 22:14

Ceiled and painted Jeremiah 22:14, Haggai 1:4

Inlaid with ivory 1 Kings 22:39, Amos 3:15

Hung with rich tapestries Esther 1:6

Warmed with fires Jeremiah 36:22, John 18:18

Upper apartments of, the best, and used for entertainments Mark 14:15

Had Often Detached Apartments for Secrecy and For Judges 3:20-23, 2 Kings 4:10, 11, 9:2, 3

Lighted by Windows 1 Kings 7:4

Street Windows Of, High and Dangerous 2 Kings 1:2, 9:30, 33, Acts 20:9

Of the Rich

Great Isaiah 5:9, Amos 6:11, 2 Timothy 2:20

Goodly Deuteronomy 8:12

Pleasant Ezekiel 26:12, Micah 2:9

Of Brick or Clay

Plastered Ezekiel 13:10, 11

Easily broken through Job 24:16, Ezekiel 12:5

Often swept away by torrents Ezekiel 13:13, 14

When Finished Were Usually Dedicated Deuteronomy 20:5, Psalm 30:1

For Summer Residence Amos 3:15

Liable to Leprosy Leviticus 14:34-53

Not to Be Coveted Exodus 20:17, Micah 2:2

Were Hired Acts 28:30

Were Mortgaged Nehemiah 5:3

Were Sold Acts 4:34

Law Respecting the Sale Of Leviticus 25:29-33

Of Criminals, Desolated Daniel 2:5, 3:29

Desolation Of, Threatened as a Punishment Isaiah 5:9, 13:16, 21, 22, Ezekiel 16:41, 26:12

Often broken down to repair city walls before sieges Isaiah 22:10

Illustrative

Of the body Job 4:19, 2 Corinthians 5:1

Of the grave Job 30:23

Of the church Hebrews 3:6, 1 Peter 2:5

Of saints' inheritance John 14:2, 2 Corinthians 5:1

(On sand,) of the delusive hope of hypocrites Matthew 7:24, 25

(On a rock,) of the hope of saints Matthew 7:24, 25

(Insecurity of,) of earthly trust Matthew 6:19, 20

(Building of,) of great prosperity Isaiah 65:21, Ezekiel 28:26

(Built and not inhabited,) of calamity Deuteronomy 28:30, Amos 5:11, Zephaniah 1:13

(To inhabit those, built by others,) of abundant feelings Deuteronomy 6:10, 11