The word in Scripture
Tower in the Bible
The word tower appears 48 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A tower is a stronghold of safety and watchfulness. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What tower means in the Bible
A tower is a stronghold of safety and watchfulness.
Where the word tower appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word tower appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”Genesis 11:5
“And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.”Genesis 35:21
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”Psalms 18:2
“For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.”Psalms 61:3
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”Proverbs 18:10
“And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,”Isaiah 2:15
“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”Matthew 21:33
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”Luke 14:28
Tower and the Lord Jesus
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word tower appear in the Bible?
The word tower appears 48 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does tower mean in the Bible?
A tower is a stronghold of safety and watchfulness.
How does tower point to Jesus?
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.