Bible Encyclopedias
Summer-House
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
( הקּיץ בּית , bēth ha - ḳāyic ): Amos 3:15 notes it as part of the judgment on Israel that Yahweh would smite "the winter-house with the summer-house." It belonged to the luxury of the period that kings and wealthy persons had separate residences for the cold and hot seasons. This is the only mention of "the summer-house," but Eglon's "cool upper room" ( Judges 3:20 , the King James Version and the English Revised Version "summer parlour," not in this case a separate building) may be compared. See WINTER-HOUSE .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Summer-House'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/summer-house.html. 1915.