Dictionary of Bible Themes Early wheels were solid wooden discs. These were replaced around 1500 B.C. by lighter, spoked wheels. The most common use of wheels is on chariots and carts; they were also used by potters and in machinery for drawing water from a well. The chariot throne of God has wheels which are vividly described. Exodus 14:25Chariot wheels Nahum 3:2See also 2 Kings 7:6The sound of chariot wheels announces the approach of the enemy. Isaiah 5:28Jeremiah 47:3 Joel 2:5 Revelation 9:9 Ezekiel 23:24; 26:10 Wagon wheels The Hebrew word for "wheel" is here used for "wagon": Proverbs 20:26Threshing wheels See also Isaiah 28:27-28Threshing was carried out by driving a sledge or a cart with heavy wheels over the grain. 1 Kings 7:32-33Other examples of wheels See also 1 Kings 7:30The stands for basins in Solomon's temple were mounted on wheels. Ecclesiastes 12:6Jeremiah 18:3 A wheel formed part of the machinery for drawing water from a well Potters turned their clay on a wheel. Ezekiel 11:22-23The wheels of God's chariot throne Daniel 7:9See also 2 Kings 2:11Isaiah 66:15 Ezekiel 1:15-21; 3:12-13; 10:1-19 See also 4155 divination4299 wilderness 4524 threshing-floor 5249 census 5253 cheating 5446 poverty 5581 throne |
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