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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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BEAM . 1 . A tree roughly trimmed serving as support of the flat roof of an Eastern house ( 2 Kings 6:2; 2 Kings 6:5 , Ezra 6:11 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , Matthew 7:3 ff., Luke 6:41 f.), or more elaborately dressed ( 2 Chronicles 34:11 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , Song of Solomon 1:17 ) and gilded ( 2 Chronicles 3:7 ). See House, Mote. 2 . The weaver’s beam (see Spinning and Weaving). 3 . See Balance.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Beam'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/beam.html. 1909.
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