Tile; Tiling
ArtifactsWhat is the meaning of Tile; Tiling in the Bible?
The Hebrew word 'tile' (even) denotes a brick or clay slab, appearing in Ezekiel 4:1 to describe a baked brick for siege modeling and in Luke 5:19 regarding the lowering of a paralytic through a roof. Archaeological evidence confirms the widespread use of baked clay tiles in Iron Age Judah and Hellenistic Judea for durable roofing and flooring.
SIGNIFICANCE
Understanding the material composition and construction methods of ancient tiles clarifies the physical realities of biblical narratives, such as the structural integrity required to support a crowd on a roof or the specific materials used in prophetic symbolic acts.
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Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.