Quarries (Easton)

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The 'Royal Quarries' (not found in Scripture) is the name given to the vast caverns stretching far underneath the northern hill, Bezetha, on which Jerusalem is built. Out of these mammoth caverns stones, a hard lime-stone, have been quarried in ancient times for the buildings in the city, and for"> 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! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter Q Bible Dictionaries Quarries 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 Quarantania Next Entry Quartus Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Quarries Thompson Chain Reference Quarrels Dictionaries Easton's Bible Dictionary Quarries Spurgeon's Illustration Collection Quarrels Holman Bible Dictionary Quarry Hastings' BibleDictionary Quarry Quarrel King James Dictionary Quarry Quarrel Morrish Bible Dictionary Quarries Vines' Expository Dictionary Quarrel Webster Dictionary Quarrying Quarry-Man Quarry-Faced (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Quarrel Quarry Quarrying International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Quarrel Quarries McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Quarrel Quarry Lexicons ܪܽܘܥܳܡܳܐ ἐνέχω ἐρίζω ἔρις (only first 3 shown) אָנָה בּוֹר בַּיִר, בּוֹר, הַסִּרָה , בּוֹר־עָשָׁן גָּלַע (only first 3 shown) The "Royal Quarries" (not found in Scripture) is the name given to the vast caverns stretching far underneath the northern hill, Bezetha, on which Jerusalem is built. Out of these mammoth caverns stones, a hard lime-stone, have been quarried in ancient times for the buildings in the city, and for the temples of Solomon, Zerubbabel, and Herod. Huge blocks of stone are still found in these caves bearing the marks of pick and chisel. The general appearance of the whole suggests to the explorer the idea that the Phoenician quarrymen have just suspended their work. The supposition that the polished blocks of stone for Solomon's temple were sent by Hiram from Lebanon or Tyre is not supported by any evidence (Compare 1 Kings 5:8 ). Hiram sent masons and stone-squarers to Jerusalem to assist Solomon's workmen in their great undertaking, but did not send stones to Jerusalem, where, indeed, they were not needed, as these royal quarries abundantly testify. The "quarries" (Heb. pesilim) by Gilgal ( Judges 3:19 ), from which Ehud turned back for the purpose of carrying out his design to put Eglon king of Moab to death, were probably the "graven images" (as the word is rendered by the LXX. and the Vulgate and in the marg. A.V. and RSV), or the idol temples the Moabites had erected at Gilgal, where the children of Israel first encamped after crossing the Jordan. The Hebrew word is rendered "graven images" in Deuteronomy 7:25 , and is not elsewhere translated "quarries."

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)