Castle (Easton)

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A military fortress (1 Chronicles 11:7 ), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance (1 Chronicles 6:54 ). Castles are also mentioned (Genesis 25:16 ) as a kind of watch-tower, from which shepherds kept watch over their flocks by night. The"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter C Bible Dictionaries Castle Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Castaway Next Entry Castor and Pollux Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Castle Thompson Chain Reference Castles Dictionaries Easton's Bible Dictionary Castle Holman Bible Dictionary Castle Hastings' BibleDictionary Castle Hastings' NT Dictionary Castle King James Dictionary Castle Morrish Bible Dictionary Castle 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Sant' Angelo, Castle of Lulworth Castle Hadrian, Castle of (only first 3 shown) Smith Bible Dictionary Castle Vines' Expository Dictionary Castle Wilson's Bible Types Castle Webster Dictionary Castling Castled Castle-Guard (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Balmoral Castle Barnard Castle Bishop's Castle (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Castle Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Castle McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Castle Castle, Allen Castle, Henry (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Ahlden, Castle of Bamborough Castle Barnard Castle (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Castles Lexicons παρεμβολή אַרְמוֹן בִּירָנִיָּה טִירָה (only first 3 shown) A military fortress ( 1 Chronicles 11:7 ), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known anything discovered at a distance ( 1 Chronicles 6:54 ). Castles are also mentioned ( Genesis 25:16 ) as a kind of watch-tower, from which shepherds kept watch over their flocks by night. The "castle" into which the chief captain commanded Paul to be brought was the quarters of the Roman soldiers in the fortress of Antonia (so called by Herod after his patron Mark Antony), which was close to the north-west corner of the temple ( Acts 21:34 ), which it commanded.

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