Furniture
Jehovah said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies as this for your feet.”
Stool (Luke 20:43)
A logging place for birds.
Nest (Psalm 104:17)
In a parable, Jesus describes how a woman searches for a drachma coin and eventually found it by doing this.
Sweeping (Luke 15:8-10)
She had the spies hide among stalks of flax that were laid out to dry on the flat roof of her house.
Rahab (Joshua 2:6)
He was given instructions to make windows for light one cubit from the top and included three decks for this construction project.
Ark (Genesis 6:16)
David told Mephibosheth you will live in my palace and always dine here.
Table (2 Samuel 9:7)
On occasion the Circuit Overseer apartment can be connected to this building.
Kingdom Hall
Rebekah emptied her jar into the drinking trough and ran again and again to this to draw water for all his camels.
Well (Genesis 24:20)
Pentecost 33 C.E., some 120 disciples were here of a house in Jerusalem when God’s spirit was poured out upon them.
Upper chamber/room (Acts 2:1-4)
She let them down by a red rope through the window, for her house was on a side of the city wall.
Rahab (Joshua 2:15)
David did not pray for Jehovah to heal him miraculously, but ask him to sustain him on this.
Sickbed (Psalm 41:3)
Jesus replied to a scribe the Son of man has nowhere to lay down his head, but foxes resides here.
Dens (Matthew 8:19)
On the beach, Jesus gave his faithful friends a meal of fish doing this over charcoal.
Cooking (John 21:9)
The Law required that Israelite roofs be surrounded by this to prevent accidents.
Parapet (Deuteronomy 22:8)
Seated at the window, a young man sank into a deep sleep, and he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead. He was giving a prolonged discourse at this time.
Paul (Acts 20:9)
This common household item was a small earthenware vessel filled with olive oil.
Lamp (Exodus 27:20)
One of the grandest dwellings of the ancient world was built by Solomon, as is indicated by the impression it made on the queen of Sheba.
Palace (1 Kings 10:4-5)
An open area that served as a center for buying and selling. Also, news, both local and foreign, could be obtained here.
Marketplace (Acts 17:17)
Eg’lon (Judges 3:20)
She watched from a window, and rather than admiring David’s way of directing praise to Jehovah, she “began to despise him in her heart.”
Michal (2 Samuel 6:16)
The King saw Haman had thrown himself here where Esther was.
Couch (Esther 7:8)
Job said If I wait this will become my home and I will spread out my bed in darkness.
Grave (Job 17:13)
This was a way of life, so the family would be prepared to share their simple meal with any guests.
Hospitality
A quarrelsome wife is like a roof that never stops doing this.
Leaking (Proverbs 19:13)
These two Hebrew midwives preserve the male Hebrew children despite the order from Pharaoh to kill them.
Shiphrah & Puah (Exodus 1:15-17)