Bible Dictionaries
Ceiling
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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 . Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ceiling'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/ceiling.html. 1897.