Mound (17 Occurrences)

... 3. (vt) To fortify or enclose with a mound. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MOUND. mound. See SIEGE, 4, (c). Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mound.htm - 12k

Bank (28 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bank.htm - 26k

Ramp (9 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 20:15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramp.htm - 10k

Lachish (22 Occurrences)

... Umm Lakis, from the similarity of the name and because it was in the region that the Biblical references to Lachish seem to indicate, but the mound called Tell ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lachish.htm - 22k

Jericho (59 Occurrences)

... Dr. Bliss has found in a hollow scooped out for some purpose or other near the foot of the biggest mound above the Sultan's Spring specimens of Amorite or pre ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jericho.htm - 38k

Fortress (75 Occurrences)

... From the mound of Tell el-Hesy, now almost certainly identified with the site of Lachish, eleven cities, one above the other have been disinterred, the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortress.htm - 60k

Fortification (5 Occurrences)

... From the mound of Tell el-Hesy, now almost certainly identified with the site of Lachish, eleven cities, one above the other have been disinterred, the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortification.htm - 40k

Kadesh (30 Occurrences)

... Lake of Homs. It is identified with the great mound Tell Neby Mendeh, some 50 to 100 feet high, and 400 yards long. On the ruins ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kadesh.htm - 21k

Gabbatha (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Gab Baitha, ie, "the ridge of the house" = "the temple-mound," on a part of which the fortress of Antonia was built. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gabbatha.htm - 8k

Forts (12 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 4:2 and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and plant battering rams against ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forts.htm - 10k

Ezel (3 Occurrences)

... The Septuagint reads "this mound" (the Revised Version (British and American), margin), or "yonder cairn"; and in 1 Samuel 20:41 instead of "out of a place ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ezel.htm - 8k

Battering (6 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 20:15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood in the moat; and all the people ... biblethesaurus.org/b/battering.htm - 8k

Siegeworks (8 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 29:3 And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, and I will raise siege works against thee. (See NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/siegeworks.htm - 8k

Succoth (18 Occurrences)

... (2.) A city on the east of Jordan, identified with Tell Dar'ala, a high mound, a mass of debris, in the plain north of Jabbok and about one mile from it ... biblethesaurus.org/s/succoth.htm - 16k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... The Arabs whom he employed in these excavations, to their great surprise, came upon the ruins of a building at the mound of Khorsabad, which, on further ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

Carmel (33 Occurrences)

... Just below, on the North bank of the Kishon stands the mound ca11ed Tell el-qissis, "mound of the priest." From the crest of Carmel Elijah descried the coming ... biblethesaurus.org/c/carmel.htm - 25k

Arrow (34 Occurrences)

... the king of Assyria,'He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arrow.htm - 17k

Siege (63 Occurrences)

... History 2. In the Monarchy 3. Preliminaries to Siege 4. Siege Operations: Attack (1) Investment of City (2) Line of Circumvallation (3) Mound, or Earthworks (4 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/siege.htm - 51k

Shield (65 Occurrences)

... the king of Assyria,'He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shield.htm - 28k

Potter (14 Occurrences)

... ft. A typical example of such a mound is Tell el-Chesy (? Lachish). Dr. Flinders Petrie, as a result of the study of the various ... biblethesaurus.org/p/potter.htm - 28k

Pottery (11 Occurrences)

... ft. A typical example of such a mound is Tell el-Chesy (? Lachish). Dr. Flinders Petrie, as a result of the study of the various ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pottery.htm - 27k

Cities (427 Occurrences)

... From the mound of Tell el-Hesy, now almost certainly identified with the site of Lachish, eleven cities, one above the other have been disinterred, the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cities.htm - 91k

Fort (8 Occurrences)

... From the mound of Tell el-Hesy, now almost certainly identified with the site of Lachish, eleven cities, one above the other have been disinterred, the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fort.htm - 41k

Gezer (14 Occurrences)

... Mr. (now Professor) RA Stewart Macalister, MA, was sent out, and for 3 years (1904-7) he instituted an examination of the hidden remains in the mound, after ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gezer.htm - 27k

Mounds (7 Occurrences)

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Dan (71 Occurrences)

... The mound of this name-Kady is the exact Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew Dan-rises from among the bushes and reeds to a height varying from 40 to 80 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dan.htm - 41k

Shoot (51 Occurrences)

... the king of Assyria,'He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shoot.htm - 24k

Capernaum (16 Occurrences)

... No one who speaks Arabic, he says, "would ever think of applying the word Tell, `mound,' to this flat widespread ruin." In Egyptian Arabic, however, tell means ... biblethesaurus.org/c/capernaum.htm - 23k

Babylon (270 Occurrences)

... These ruins are principally (1) the great mound called Babil by the Arabs. ... (3) A lofty mound, on the summit of which stands a modern tomb called Amran ibn-Ali. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylon.htm - 93k

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

... From the mound of Tell el-Hesy, now almost certainly identified with the site of Lachish, eleven cities, one above the other have been disinterred, the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortified.htm - 63k

Heap (66 Occurrences)

... It has been at length, however, identified with the mound which simply bears the name of "Tel." "There are many Tels in modern Palestine, that land of Tels ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heap.htm - 33k

Zoar (12 Occurrences)

... at the north end of the Dead Sea, looks favorably upon theory of WH Birch that the place is represented by the present Tell Shaghur, a white rocky mound at the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoar.htm - 14k

Kemuel (3 Occurrences)

... kem'-u-el, ke-mu'-el (qemu'el, "God's mound"): (1) Nephew of Abraham (Genesis 22:21), father of Aram, whom Ewald identifies with Ram of Job 32:2; but compare ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kemuel.htm - 8k

Orontes

... It is now represented by a large mound 5 miles South of what, till the Middle Ages, was called the Lake of Kades, but now the Lake of Homs. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/orontes.htm - 7k

Ophel (6 Occurrences)

... Hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley (2 Chronicles 27:3; 33 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ophel.htm - 14k

Jokneam (5 Occurrences)

... This points to Tell Kaimun, a striking mound on the eastern slope of Mt. Carmel. To the East of it runs the "torrent bed" of the Kishon. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jokneam.htm - 9k

Jegarsahadutha (1 Occurrence)

... je-gar-sa-ha-du'-tha (yeghar sahadhutha'; Septuagint Bounos marturei, "(the) mound witnesses"): The name given by the Aramean, Laban, to the "cairn of witness ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jegarsahadutha.htm - 7k

Jegar-sahadutha (1 Occurrence)

... je-gar-sa-ha-du'-tha (yeghar sahadhutha'; Septuagint Bounos marturei, "(the) mound witnesses"): The name given by the Aramean, Laban, to the "cairn of witness ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jegar-sahadutha.htm - 7k

Jegar-saha-dutha (1 Occurrence)

... je-gar-sa-ha-du'-tha (yeghar sahadhutha'; Septuagint Bounos marturei, "(the) mound witnesses"): The name given by the Aramean, Laban, to the "cairn of witness ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jegar-saha-dutha.htm - 7k

Laish (8 Occurrences)

... territory. It is identified with the ruin Tell-el-Kady, "the mound of the judge," to the north of the Waters of Merom (Joshua 11:5). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/laish.htm - 10k

Low (216 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals. 4. (n.) A hill; a mound; a grave. 5. (n.) Fire; a flame; a light. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/low.htm - 39k

Libnah (18 Occurrences)

... The Palestine Exploration Fund surveyors suggested (PEF, III, 259) the commanding site `Arak el Menshiyeh, or rather the white chalky mound 250 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libnah.htm - 15k

Well-fortified (1 Occurrence)

... Daniel 11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his ... biblethesaurus.org/w/well-fortified.htm - 6k

Well-fenced (1 Occurrence)

... Daniel 11:15 And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither ... biblethesaurus.org/w/well-fenced.htm - 6k

Fortifications (7 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 20:15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortifications.htm - 8k

Tel-abib (1 Occurrence)

... Delitzsch suggests, for Til Ababi, "Mound of the Flood" (which may have been a not uncommon village-name in Babylonia) is uncertain. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tel-abib.htm - 8k

Tell (3056 Occurrences)

... tells. 10. (n.) That which is told; tale; account. 11. (n.) A hill or mound. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TELL EL-AMARNA; TABLETS. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tell.htm - 33k

Telabib (1 Occurrence)

... Delitzsch suggests, for Til Ababi, "Mound of the Flood" (which may have been a not uncommon village-name in Babylonia) is uncertain. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/telabib.htm - 8k

Target (14 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 26:8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field, and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and lift up the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/target.htm - 11k

Tahpanhes (7 Occurrences)

... Tahpanhes was a city on the eastern frontier of Lower Egypt, represented today by Tell Defenneh, a desert mound lying some 20 miles Southwest from Pelusium ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tahpanhes.htm - 14k

Rampart (9 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 20:15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rampart.htm - 9k

Ramps (8 Occurrences)

... Daniel 11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramps.htm - 8k

Resen (1 Occurrence)

... Resen was on the east side of the Tigris. It is probably identified with the mound of ruins called Karamless. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. RESEN. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/resen.htm - 9k

Elealeh (5 Occurrences)

... Eusebius (Onomasticon) locates it one Roman mile from Heshbon. It is represented today by el'Al, a mound crowned with ruins, about a mile North of Chesban. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elealeh.htm - 9k

Encircling (6 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). Isaiah 29:3 And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, and I will raise siege works against thee. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/encircling.htm - 8k

Encircle (6 Occurrences)

... (See RSV NIV). Isaiah 29:3 And I will encamp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mound, and I will raise siege works against thee. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/encircle.htm - 8k

Eminent (9 Occurrences)

... the last passage renders "lofty" (Hebrew talul, "uplifted," "heaped up") and in the others "vaulted place" (Hebrew gabh, "rounded place," "mound" the English ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eminent.htm - 9k

Mole (2 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mole.htm - 12k

Miletus (3 Occurrences)

... In the ancient gulf stood a little island called Lade; the island now appears as a mound in the marshy malarial plain, and Palatia, the modern village which ... biblethesaurus.org/m/miletus.htm - 9k

Marriagefeasts

... The most honoured guests sit nearest, others behind; and all in eating dip their hand into the one smoking mound, pieces of the thin bread, bent together ... biblethesaurus.org/m/marriagefeasts.htm - 8k

Megiddon (1 Occurrence)

... el-Lejjun. Tell el-Mutasellim, a graceful mound hard by, on the edge of the plain, may have formed the acropolis of Megiddo. The ... biblethesaurus.org/m/megiddon.htm - 10k

Mainland (3 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 26:8 He shall kill your daughters in the field with the sword; and he shall make forts against you, and cast up a mound against you, and raise up the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mainland.htm - 7k

Mizraim (5 Occurrences)

... The dual form of matzor, meaning a "mound" or "fortress," the name of a people descended from Ham (Genesis 10:6, 13; 1 Chronicles 1:8, 11). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mizraim.htm - 11k

Marriage-feasts (6 Occurrences)

... The most honoured guests sit nearest, others behind; and all in eating dip their hand into the one smoking mound, pieces of the thin bread, bent together ... biblethesaurus.org/m/marriage-feasts.htm - 10k

Mouldy (2 Occurrences)

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Pithom (1 Occurrence)

... Dr. E. Naville discovered a Roman milestone of Maximian and Severus, proving that the site of Heroopolis was at Tell el MachuTah ("the walled mound") in Wady ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pithom.htm - 12k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... Zille, "built upon the mound of Semiramis," contained the sanctuary of Anaitis, where sacrifices were performed with more pomp than in any other place. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Palisaded (1 Occurrence)

... Luke 19:43 for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palisaded.htm - 6k

Bucklers (9 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 26:8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field; and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and raise up the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bucklers.htm - 9k

Beth-shean (5 Occurrences)

... Ain Jalud. The ruins of the ancient city are found on the plain, and on the great mound where probably stood the citadel. Between ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-shean.htm - 11k

Build (242 Occurrences)

... stone. A peculiar method of spreading a layer of sand under the foundations was also noted (see A Mound of Many Cities, 125-26). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/build.htm - 45k

Besieged (34 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 20:15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/besieged.htm - 16k

Bethshean (5 Occurrences)

... Ain Jalud. The ruins of the ancient city are found on the plain, and on the great mound where probably stood the citadel. Between ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethshean.htm - 11k

Bethshan (3 Occurrences)

... Ain Jalud. The ruins of the ancient city are found on the plain, and on the great mound where probably stood the citadel. Between ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethshan.htm - 9k

Battering-rams (2 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 4:2 and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast a mound against it, and set camps against it, and place battering-rams against it ... biblethesaurus.org/b/battering-rams.htm - 7k

Beth-shan (3 Occurrences)

... Ain Jalud. The ruins of the ancient city are found on the plain, and on the great mound where probably stood the citadel. Between ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-shan.htm - 9k

Bowl (44 Occurrences)

... Bliss at Tell el-Hesy (see Tell el-Hesy (Lachish), by Petrie, and A Mound of Many Cities, by Bliss) and by Macalister and others at Gezer, Taanach, Megiddo, etc ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bowl.htm - 26k

Bethsaida (7 Occurrences)

... He is however inclined to favor el-Mes`adiyeh, a ruin and winter village of Arab et-Tellawiyeh, which stands on an artificial mound, about a mile and a half ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethsaida.htm - 19k

Camp (222 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost; -- called also burrow and pie. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/camp.htm - 41k