Bible Dictionaries
Bar
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (Nehemiah 3:3 ); a rock in the sea (Jonah 2:6 ); the shore of the sea (Job 38:10 ); strong fortifications and powerful impediments, etc. (Isaiah 45:2; Amos 1:5 ); defences of a city (1 Kings 4:13 ). A bar for a door was of iron (Isaiah 45:2 ), brass (Psalm 107:16 ), or wood (Nahum 3:13 ). 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 'Bar'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/bar.html. 1897.