Bible Encyclopedias
Siege
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(some form of צוּר , tsur, to press in a hostile manner). The Egyptian and Assyrian monuments depict all the operations of capturing a city (see Wilkinson, Anc. Egypt. i, 387 sq.; Layard, Nineveh, ii, 281 sq.). (See WAR).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Siege'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/siege.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.