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The design of buildings, for religious or secular use. Building designs were often regarded in Scripture as embodying spiritual truths, and capable of being divinely inspired.
The tabernacle Heb 8:5 See also Ex 25:8-9; Ex 26:1-37
The temple 1Ch 28:11-12 See also 1Ki 6:1-10,15-38; 1Ch 28:19; 2Ch 3:1-17; 2Ch 4:1-22
Altars Jos 8:31 See also Ex 20:25; 2Ki 16:10-11 Adopting the design of a pagan altar indicated both idolatry and submission to Assyria.
Ordinary dwellings Dt 22:8
Ezekiel’s vision of a restored temple Eze 40:1-49; Eze 41:1-26; Eze 42:1-20; Eze 43:10-17
Other structures Ge 11:4; 1Ki 7:1-12; Pr 24:3-4 implies that a house must be more than bricks and mortar; Jer 22:13-14
The ark Ge 6:14-16 the earliest recorded example of naval architecture
The prophecy of the rejected stone Ps 118:22; Mt 21:42 pp Mk 12:10 pp Lk 20:17; 1Pe 2:7; Mt 7:24-27 the two foundations pp Lk 6:48-49; 1Co 3:10-13 the work of Christian ministers; Eph 2:19-22 the church; 1Pe 2:4-7; Isa 54:11-12 the heavenly city; Heb 11:10; Rev 21:9-22
4841 | narrowness |
5212 | arts and crafts |
5240 | building |
5256 | city |
5269 | cornerstone |
5317 | foundation |
5340 | house |
5437 | palaces |
5443 | pillars |
5778 | adorning |
7459 | tabernacle, in OT |
7467 | temple, Solomon’s |