Walls of Cities: Custom of Dedicating
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Nehemiah 12:27
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
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Letter Lx. To Heliodorus.
... It was a custom in former days for children over ... his army and refused admittance
by the cities on his ... laughing-stock of his foe; and your walls, Lyons, still ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter lx to heliodorus.htm

Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest
... Not only were the royal cities fenced with walls, but many of the surrounding villages
were fortified, while the watch-towers, or migdols* built at the bends ...
/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm

The Transformation of Rome from a Pagan into a Christian City.
... fill every place that belongs to you, cities, islands, outposts ... The custom is very
ancient, a labyrinth having been ... enclosed the city with his walls, there were ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter i the transformation of.htm

The Reaction against Egypt
... Oarians, Ionians, and the Greeks of various cities did later ... still, the regular payment
of taxes and custom-house duties ... a passage, on one of the walls of which ...
/.../chapter iithe reaction against egypt.htm

The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
... The walls are concentric, and so arranged that they rise ... it was there that her sacred
cities"Tyana, Venasa ... own hands at the moment of dedicating themselves to ...
/.../chapter iithe power of assyria 2.htm

Resources
What is the significance of the walls of Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

What was/is the importance of the gates of Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Nehemiah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

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of the Cities Walls of Abel

of the Cities Walls of Babylon

of the Cities Walls of Bashan, Destroyed by the Israelites

of the Cities Walls of Beth-Shan

of the Cities Walls of Jericho

of the Cities Walls of Rabbah

of the Cities Walls of the New Jerusalem

of the Cities Walls: Broad

of the Cities Walls: Double

of the Cities Walls: Houses Built Upon

Walls

Walls of Cities

Walls of Cities were Battered by Besieging Armies

Walls of Cities were Broad and Places of Public Resort

Walls of Cities were Strongly Manned in War

Walls of Cities: Adroitness of Soldiers in Scaling Alluded To

Walls of Cities: Custom of Dedicating

Walls of Cities: Danger of Approaching Too Near To, in Time of War

Walls of Cities: Destruction of, a Punishment and Cause of Grief

Walls of Cities: Frequently Laid in Ruins

Walls of Cities: had Towers Built on Them

Walls of Cities: Houses often Built On

Walls of Cities: Houses Sometimes Broken Down to Repair, and Fortify

Walls of Cities: Idolatrous Rites Performed On

Walls of Cities: Kept by Watchmen Night and Day

Walls of Cities: Often Very High

Walls of Cities: Persons Let Down From

Walls of Cities: Sometimes Burned

Walls of Cities: Strongly Fortified

Walls of Cities: The Bodies of Enemies Sometimes Fastened On, As a Disgrace

Walls of Cities: The Falling of, Sometimes Occasioned Great Destruction

Walls of Houses

Walls of Houses: Could be Easily Dug Through

Walls of Houses: had Nails or Pegs Fastened Into Them when Built

Walls of Houses: Liable to Leprosy

Walls of Houses: Often Infested With Serpents

Walls of Houses: The Seat Next, Was the Place of Distinction

Walls of Houses: Usually Plastered

Walls of Jericho

Walls of Ordinances As a Protection to the Church

Walls of Salvation

Walls of Temples

Walls of the Church As a Protection to the Nation

Walls of the Protection of God

Walls of the Wealth of the Rich in his own Conceit

Walls of Those Who Afford Protection

Walls of Vineyards

Walls were Probably often Strengthened With Plates of Iron or Brass

Walls: (Bowing or Tottering) of the Wicked Under Judgments

Walls: (Brazen) of Prophets in Their Testimony Against the Wicked

Walls: (Daubed With Untempered Mortar) of the Teaching of False

Walls: (Of Partition) Separation of Jews and Gentiles

Walls: (Whited) Hypocrites

Walls: Designed for Defence

Walls: Designed for Separation

Walls: Frequently Made of Stone and Wood Together

Walls: Hyssop Frequently Grew On

Walls: Miracles Connected With: Falling of the Walls of Jericho

Walls: Miracles Connected With: Handwriting on the Wall of Belshazzar's Palace

Walls: Small Towns and Villages Were not Surrounded By

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