Bible Dictionaries
Battlement
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A parapet wall or balustrade surrounding the flat roofs of the houses, required to be built by a special law (Deuteronomy 22:8 ). In Jeremiah 5:10 , it denotes the parapet of a city wall. 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 'Battlement'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/battlement.html. 1897.