Bible Encyclopedias
Pulpit

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pool´pit : Nehemiah 8:4 , "Ezra the scribe stood upon a mighdōl of wood." Mighdōl is one of the commonest words in the Old Testament and means simply a high object - here a scaffolding or platform (bema , 1 Esdras 9:42). "Tower" (so the Revised Version margin) gives an entirely wrong picture.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Pulpit'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/pulpit.html. 1915.