Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5604 walls
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5604 walls

5604 walls

Kinds of wall

Walls of houses and palaces La 2:7 See also 1Sa 18:10-11; 1Sa 20:25; Isa 38:2; Da 5:5

Walls of towns 2Ch 14:7 See also Nu 35:4; 1Sa 31:10; 2Sa 18:24

Walls of cities Dt 3:5; Ne 2:17 See also Jos 2:15; Jos 6:5,20; 1Ki 3:1; 2Ki 3:27; 2Ch 27:3; Ps 55:10; Isa 58:12; Ac 9:25

Walls of the temple 1Ki 6:27; 1Ki 7:12

Walls of vineyards Mt 21:33 See also Nu 22:24-25; Ps 80:12

The fragility of walls

Walls broken down by enemies Dt 28:52; Pr 25:28; Jer 50:15 See also 2Sa 20:15; 2Ki 14:13; 2Ki 25:4 the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians; 2Ch 26:6; 2Ch 36:19; Ne 1:3; Ps 89:40; Isa 5:5; Isa 22:5; La 2:8; Eze 26:4; Am 4:3

Walls collapsing of their own accord Isa 30:13 See also 1Ki 20:30; Ps 62:3; Eze 13:10-16

The figurative use of walls

Denoting protection Isa 25:4 See also 1Sa 25:16; Ezr 9:9; Isa 26:1; Zec 2:5

Denoting separation and impregnability Eph 2:14 See also Pr 18:11; Isa 59:10; Jer 1:18; Eze 22:30; Ac 23:3

The walls in the new Jerusalem

Rev 21:12-19

See also

4538vineyard
5228battering-rams
5240building
5256city
5315fortifications
5316fortress
5323gate
5480protection
5529sieges
5586town
5611watchman
7239Jerusalem

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