Bible Dictionary: Erection

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.

2. (n.) The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes.

3. (n.) State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.

4. (n.) Anything erected; a building of any kind.

5. (n.) The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.

Strong's Hebrew

8564. tamrur -- perhaps signpost
... high heap. From the same root as tamar; an erection, ie Pillar (probably for a
guide-board) -- high heap. see HEBREW tamar. 8563, 8564. tamrur. 8565 . ...
/hebrew/8564.htm - 6k

Library

Of the Erection of Churches in Bethlehem, and on the Mount of ...
... Book III. Chapter XLI."Of the Erection of Churches in Bethlehem, and on
the Mount of Olives. In the same country he discovered ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xli of the erection of.htm

How He Ordered the Erection of a Church at Jerusalem, in the Holy ...
... Book III. Chapter XXV."How he ordered the Erection of a Church at Jerusalem,
in the Holy Place of our Saviour's Resurrection. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxv how he ordered the.htm

The Erection of a Sunday School.
... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCCXIII. The Erection of a Sunday School. 8.8.8.8 James Montgomery.
The Erection of a Sunday School. A children's temple here we build,. ...
/.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cccxiii the erection of.htm

Erection of a Temple by Constantine the Great at Golgotha, in ...
... Book II. Chapter XXVI."Erection of a Temple by Constantine the Great at
Golgotha, in Jerusalem; its Dedication. The temple, [1192 ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xxvi erection of a temple.htm

How He Wrote Concerning the Erection of a Church, Both to the ...
... Book III. Chapter XXIX."How he wrote concerning the Erection of a Church, both
to the Governors of the Provinces, and to the Bishop Macarius. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxix how he wrote concerning.htm

Helena , Mother of the Emperor Constantine. --Her Zeal in the ...
... The ECCLESIASTICAL HistorY of Theodoret. Book I. Chapter XVII."Helena , Mother of
the Emperor Constantine."Her zeal in the Erection of the Holy Church. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter xvii helena mother of.htm

Preface.
... Wesleyan Chapel there. This beautiful and commodious building owes its erection
to the piety and energy of the Rev. WM PUNSHON, who ...
/.../king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/preface.htm

The Object of Missions, and Various Modes of Operation.
... The erection of the Christian Church in India is a most arduous, and at the same
time a most glorious, enterprise, and a variety of workmen is required. ...
/.../life and work in benares and kumaon 1839-1877/chapter xi the object of.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xix. 28, "Come unto Me, all Ye ...
... foundation. The building in the course of its erection, rises up on high,
but he who digs its foundation, must first go down very low. ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xix on the words.htm

Sacred Institutions of Worship and Seven Great Covenants.
... (1) The instructions to build it, including the offerings and articles to be given.
(2) Its furniture. (3) Its erection. (4) Its purpose, Ex.29;42-45; Heb. ...
/.../chapter iv sacred institutions of.htm

Thesaurus

Erection (1 Occurrence)
... erectile tissue. Multi-Version Concordance Erection (1 Occurrence). Acts
17:23 for passing through and contemplating your objects ...
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Tower (74 Occurrences)
... The erection regarded by the Babylonians as the great Tower of their ancient city
was E-temen-ana-ki, "the Temple of the foundation of heaven and earth ...
/t/tower.htm - 52k

Anem (1 Occurrence)
... Joshua 4: Erection of 12 memorial stones on the other side of Jordan, where the
people encamped after the passage of the river (4:1-14); the priests with the ...
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Covenant (309 Occurrences)
... In 33:7-10 there follows a statement concerning the erection of the sacred tent;
but this is explained only by the fact that between 33:6 and 7 a report ...
/c/covenant.htm - 101k

Building (249 Occurrences)
... Phoenician artists (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:6, 18) assisted at the erection
of the royal palace and the temple at Jerusalem. Foreigners ...
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Solomon (277 Occurrences)
... After the completion of the temple, Solomon engaged in the erection of many other
buildings of importance in Jerusalem and in other parts of his kingdom. ...
/s/solomon.htm - 101k

Calah (2 Occurrences)
... The platform upon which the temple-tower of Calah was situated measures circa 700
x 400 yds., and the portion not occupied by that erection afforded space for ...
/c/calah.htm - 14k

Ark (212 Occurrences)
... In 33:7-10 there follows a statement concerning the erection of the sacred tent;
but this is explained only by the fact that between 33:6 and 7 a report ...
/a/ark.htm - 84k

Altar (343 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned
to a deity (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood). ...
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Aaron (343 Occurrences)
... 4. High Priest: In connection with the planning and erection of the tabernacle
("the Tent"), Aaron and his sons being chosen for the official priesthood ...
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Bible Concordance

Erection (1 Occurrence)

Acts 17:23 for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God -- unknown; whom, therefore -- not knowing -- ye do worship, this One I announce to you.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Erection

Related Terms

Tower (74 Occurrences)

Anem (1 Occurrence)

Covenant (309 Occurrences)

Building (249 Occurrences)

Solomon (277 Occurrences)

Calah (2 Occurrences)

Ark (212 Occurrences)

Altar (343 Occurrences)

Aaron (343 Occurrences)