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CEILING.

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The covering (1 Kings 7:3,7 ) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (2 Chronicles 3:5; Jeremiah 22:14 ). Ceilings were sometimes adorned with various ornaments in stucco, gold, silver, gems, and ivory. The ceilings of the temple and of Solomon's palace are described 1 Kings 6:9,15; 7:3; 2 Chronicles 3:5,9 .

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ceiling'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/ceiling.html. 1897.

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