the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: Olive press interior construction at Nazareth village
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Comments: Hole in Synagogue roof from inside. Although the hole was not intentional, Nazareth Village is using it to illustrate the story of the lame man being lowered by his friends.
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Comments: Hole in Synagogue roof from outside. This is possibly the type of roof that the friends in Matthew 9:2-8, Mark 2:1-22 and Luke 5:17-26 would have had to tear up to let the sick man down.
From Easton: House - ...
The roofs of the dwelling-houses were flat, and are often alluded to in Scripture (2 Samuel 11:2; Isaiah 22:1; Matthew 24:17). Sometimes tents or booths were erected on them (2 Samuel 16:22). They were protected by parapets or low walls (Deuteronomy 22:8). On the house-tops grass sometimes grew (Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 27:15; Psalms 129:6, Psalms 129:7). They were used, not only as places of recreation in the evening, but also sometimes as sleeping-places at night (1 Samuel 9:25, 1 Samuel 9:26; 2 Samuel 11:2; 2 Samuel 16:22; Daniel 4:29; Job 27:18; Proverbs 21:9), and as places of devotion (Jeremiah 32:29; Jeremiah 19:13).
Verses:
- Genesis 6:16
- Genesis 19:8
- Deuteronomy 22:8
- Joshua 2:6
- Joshua 2:8
- Judges 9:51
- Judges 16:27
- 1 Samuel 9:25
- 1 Samuel 9:26
- 2 Samuel 11:2
- 2 Samuel 16:22
- 2 Samuel 18:24
- 1 Kings 6:9
- 1 Kings 7:3
- 2 Kings 19:26
- 2 Kings 23:12
- Nehemiah 3:15
- Nehemiah 8:16
- Job 29:10
- Psalms 22:15
- Psalms 129:6
- Psalms 137:6
- Proverbs 21:9
- Proverbs 25:24
- Ecclesiastes 10:18
- Isaiah 15:3
- Isaiah 22:1
- Isaiah 37:27
- Jeremiah 19:13
- Jeremiah 32:29
- Jeremiah 48:38
- Lamentations 4:4
- Ezekiel 3:26
- Ezekiel 40:13
- Daniel 4:29
- Zephaniah 1:5
- Matthew 8:8
- Mark 2:4
- Luke 5:19
- Luke 7:6
- Acts 10:9
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