- 歷史悠久
      創 12:1  19:3 

 - 需要深而穩固的地基
      太 7:24  路 6:48 

 - 有時候沒有地基就蓋房子
      太 7:26  路 6:49 

 - 建材
   . 泥土
        伯 4:19 

   . 磚塊
        出 1:11-14  賽 9:10 

   . 石頭與木材
        利 14:40,42  哈 2:11 

   . 鑿切過的石頭
        賽 9:10  摩 5:11 

 - 城裡的房屋蓋在街道旁
      創 19:2  書 2:19 

 - 常蓋在城牆上
      書 2:15  林後 11:33 

 - 房屋的平坦屋頂
   . 四面有欄杆圍繞
        申 22:8 

   . 其上常搭了棚子
        撒下 16:22  尼 8:16  箴 2:19 

   . 其上常有拜偶像的祭壇
        王下 23:12  耶 19:13  番 1:5 

   . 用來曬亞麻
        書 2:6 

   . 用來活動
        撒下 11:2  但 4:29 

   . 用來禱告
        徒 10:9 

   . 用來宣布事項
        路 12:3 

   . 用來開秘密會議
        撒上 9:25,26 

   . 悲傷時去的地方
        賽 15:3  耶 48:38 

   . 常以草披蓋
        詩 129:6,7 

 - 可由外面進入
      太 24:17 

 - 院子寬大, 用來當房間
      斯 1:5  路 5:19 

 - 從柵欄門或門進入
      創 43:19  出 12:22  路 16:20  徒 10:17 

 - 為了安全起見, 房屋的門低矮而窄小
      箴 17:19 

 - 房屋的門閂住的方法
      撒下 13:18  歌 5:5  路 11:7 

 - 敲門即可獲得入屋許可
      徒 12:13  啟 3:20 

 - 屋子的牆塗上灰泥
      利 14:42,43 

 - 蛇常常寄宿在房屋的牆裡
      摩 5:19 

 - 提及把釘子釘在房屋牆壁上的習俗
      傳 12:11  賽 22:23 

 - 常有數個樓層
      結 41:16  徒 20:9 

 - 劃分為幾個房間
      創 43:30  賽 26:20 

 - 屋內的房間通常
   . 大而通風
        耶 22:14 

   . 裝了天花板並髹上油漆
        耶 22:14  該 1:4 

   . 鑲嵌象牙
        王上 22:39  摩 3:15 

   . 掛著華麗的繡帷
        斯 1:6 

   . 以爐火使之暖和
        耶 36:22  約 18:18 

 - 較高層的房間是最好的, 用來款待客人
      可 14:15 

 - 常有分離的房間, 用作私密用途, 用來招待客旅
      士 3:20-23  王下 4:10,11  9:2,3 

 - 藉著窗戶照明
      王上 7:4 

 - 靠街的窗戶高而危險
      王下 1:2  9:30,33  徒 20:9 

 - 富人的房屋
   . 大的
        賽 5:9  摩 6:11  提後 2:20 

   . 漂亮的
        申 8:12 

   . 舒適的
        結 26:12  彌 2:9 

 - 磚房或土房
   . 塗了灰泥
        結 13:10,11 

   . 容易闖入
        伯 24:16  結 12:5 

   . 常被洪流沖走
        結 13:13,14 

 - 落成以後通常行奉獻禮
      申 20:5  詩 30:1 

 - 用來避暑
      摩 3:15 

 - 容易染上痲瘋細菌
      利 14:34-53 

 - 不得貪圖他人房屋
      出 20:17  彌 2:2 

 - 被租借
      徒 28:30 

 - 被抵押
      尼 5:3 

 - 被販賣
      徒 4:34 

 - 關於賣房屋的律法
      利 25:29-33 

 - 罪犯的房屋變為荒蕪
      但 2:5  3:29 

 - 預示房屋荒蕪是一種懲罰
      賽 5:9  13:16,21,22  結 16:41  26:12 

 - 往往在圍城前拆毀房屋, 以修補城牆
      賽 22:10 

 - 說明了
   . 身體
        伯 4:19  林後 5:1 

   . 墳墓
        伯 30:23 

   . 教會
        來 3:6  彼前 2:5 

   . 聖徒的基業
        約 14:2  林後 5:1 

   . (沙土上的房屋,) 假冒為善者虛妄的希望
        太 7:24,25 

   . (磐石上的房屋,) 聖徒的盼望
        太 7:24,25 

   . (不安全的房屋,) 世俗的倚靠
        太 6:19,20 

   . (房屋的建造,) 極其昌盛
        賽 65:21  結 28:26 

   . (建造了卻無人居住,) 不幸
        申 28:30  摩 5:11  番 1:13 

   . (居於他人建造的房屋中,) 受充分供應的感覺
        申 6:10,11 

 - Antiquity of
      Ge 12:1  19:3 

 - Deep and solid foundations required for
      Mt 7:24  Lu 6:48 

 - Sometimes built without foundation
      Mt 7:26  Lu 6:49 

 - BUILT OF
   . Clay
        Job 4:19 

   . Bricks
        Ex 1:11-14  Isa 9:10 

   . Stone and wood
        Le 14:40,42  Hab 2:11 

   . Hewn or cut stone
        Isa 9:10  Am 5:11 

 - In cities, built in streets
      Ge 19:2  Jos 2:19 

 - Often built on city walls
      Jos 2:15  2Co 11:33 

 - THE FLAT ROOFS OF
   . Surrounded with battlements
        De 22:8 

   . Had often booths on them
        2Sa 16:22  Ne 8:16  Pr 2:19 

   . Had often idolatrous altars on them
        2Ki 23:12  Jer 19:13  Zep 1:5 

   . Used for drying flax
        Jos 2:6 

   . Used for exercise
        2Sa 11:2  Da 4:29 

   . Used for devotion
        Ac 10:9 

   . Used for making proclamations
        Lu 12:3 

   . Used for secret conference
        1Sa 9:25,26 

   . Resorted to in grief
        Isa 15:3  Jer 48:38 

   . Often covered with week grass
        Ps 129:6,7 

 - Accessible from the outside
      Mt 24:17 

 - The courts of, large and used as apartments
      Es 1:5  Lu 5:19 

 - Entered by a gate or door
      Ge 43:19  Ex 12:22  Lu 16:20  Ac 10:17 

 - Doors of, low and small for safety
      Pr 17:19 

 - Doors of, how fastened
      2Sa 13:18  So 5:5  Lu 11:7 

 - Admission to, gained by knocking at the door
      Ac 12:13  Re 3:20 

 - Walls of, plastered
      Le 14:42,43 

 - Serpents often lodged in walls of
      Am 5:19 

 - Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to
      Ec 12:11  Isa 22:23 

 - Had often several stories
      Eze 41:16  Ac 20:9 

 - Divided into apartments
      Ge 43:30  Isa 26:20 

 - APARTMENTS OF, WERE OFTEN
   . Large and airy
        Jer 22:14 

   . Ceiled and painted
        Jer 22:14  Hag 1:4 

   . Inlaid with ivory
        1Ki 22:39  Am 3:15 

   . Hung with rich tapestries
        Es 1:6 

   . Warmed with fires
        Jer 36:22  Joh 18:18 

 - Upper apartments of, the best, and used for entertainments
      Mr 14:15 

 - Had often detached apartments for secrecy and for strangers
      Jud 3:20-23  2Ki 4:10,11  9:2,3 

 - Lighted by windows
      1Ki 7:4 

 - Street windows of, high and dangerous
      2Ki 1:2  9:30,33  Ac 20:9 

 - OF THE RICH
   . Great
        Isa 5:9  Am 6:11  2Ti 2:20 

   . Goodly
        De 8:12 

   . Pleasant
        Eze 26:12  Mic 2:9 

 - OF BRICK OR CLAY
   . Plastered
        Eze 13:10,11 

   . Easily broken through
        Job 24:16  Eze 12:5 

   . Often swept away by torrents
        Eze 13:13,14 

 - When finished were usually dedicated
      De 20:5  Ps 30:1 

 - For summer residence
      Am 3:15 

 - Liable to leprosy
      Le 14:34-53 

 - Not to be coveted
      Ex 20:17  Mic 2:2 

 - Were hired
      Ac 28:30 

 - Were mortgaged
      Ne 5:3 

 - Were sold
      Ac 4:34 

 - Law respecting the sale of
      Le 25:29-33 

 - Of criminals, desolated
      Da 2:5  3:29 

 - Desolation of, threatened as a punishment
      Isa 5:9  13:16,21,22  Eze 16:41  26:12 

 - Often broken down to repair city walls before sieges
      Isa 22:10 

 - ILLUSTRATIVE
   . Of the body
        Job 4:19  2Co 5:1 

   . Of the grave
        Job 30:23 

   . Of the church
        Heb 3:6  1Pe 2:5 

   . Of saints' inheritance
        Joh 14:2  2Co 5:1 

   . (On sand,) of the delusive hope of hypocrites
        Mt 7:24,25 

   . (On a rock,) of the hope of saints
        Mt 7:24,25 

   . (Insecurity of,) of earthly trust
        Mt 6:19,20 

   . (Building of,) of great prosperity
        Isa 65:21  Eze 28:26 

   . (Built and not inhabited,) of calamity
        De 28:30  Am 5:11  Zep 1:13 

   . (To inhabit those, built by others,) of abundant feelings
        De 6:10,11