As a mineral, consists of carbonate of lime, its texture varying from the highly crystalline to the compact. In Esther 1:6 there are four Hebrew words which are rendered marble:, (1.) Shesh,...
Cities were surrounded by walls, as distinguished from "unwalled villages" (Ezek 38:11; Lev 25:29-34). They were made thick and strong (Num 13:28; Deut 3:5). Among the Jews walls were built of...