Bible Encyclopedias
Terrace
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ter´ā́s ( מסלּה , meṣillāh ): Solomon is said, in 2 Chronicles 9:11 , to have made of the algum trees brought him from Ophir "terraces," or raised walks, for the house of Yahweh. In the parallel 1 Kings 10:12 , the word used is rendered "pillars," margin "'a railing'; Hebrew 'a prop.'"
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Terrace'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/t/terrace.html. 1915.