5506 roof
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Most buildings in biblical times had flat roofs. With the hot climate, they had a wider range of uses than merely providing shelter for the building.

Uses of roofs

Shelter erected on the roof to make an extra room

2 Kings 4:10 See also 2 Samuel 16:22; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 25:24

Guests lodged on the roof

Joshua 2:8 See also 1 Samuel 9:25-26

The roof used as a place for leisure and relaxation

2 Samuel 11:2 See also Daniel 4:29; Matthew 24:17 pp Mark 13:15 pp Luke 17:31

The roof used as a place of religious observance

Nehemiah 8:16 See also 2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29; Zephaniah 1:5; Acts 10:9

In cities, some roofs were open, public places

Isaiah 15:3 See also Judges 9:50-52; 2 Samuel 18:24; Jeremiah 48:38; Matthew 10:26-27 pp Luke 12:2-3

Roofs were usually constructed with a thick layer of clay

Mark 2:4 pp Luke 5:19

Roof as a synonym for house

Matthew 8:8 pp Luke 7:6 See also

See also

5207  architecture
5240  building
5269  cornerstone
5340  house
5553  stairways



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