HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4407
מִלּוֹא
mil.lo — Millo
§ Millo = "rampart" or "mound" This name is used for a part of the fortifications of Jerusalem
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Millo
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1037
בֵּית מִלּוֹא
bet mil.lo — Beth-millo
§ Beth-millo = "house of Millo" or "house of the rampart" a place near Shechem
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(Heb. always with the article, “the” Millo). (1.) Probably the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem on the north as its outermost defence. It is always rendered Akra i.e., “the citadel”, in the LXX. It was already existing when David conquered Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:9). He extended it to the right and left, thus completing the defence of the city. It was rebuilt by Solomon (1 Kings 9:15, 24; 11:27) and repaired by Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:5). (2.) In Judg. 9:6, 20 it is the name of a rampart in Shechem, probably the “tower of Shechem” (9:46, 49).
Scripture references
2 Samuel 5:91 Kings 9:151 Kings 9:242 Chronicles 32:5Judges 9:6Judges 9:201 Chronicles 11:81 Kings 11:272 Kings 12:20
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.