Rocks were a Defence to a Country
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Isaiah 33:16
He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
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The Fortress of the Faithful
... able to see the lie of the country, and, as ... put in a picturesque form: 'His defence
shall be ... African war showed how impregnable 'the munitions of rocks' were. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the fortress of the faithful.htm

A Homily on Guria and Shamuna, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... Bulwarks of our land, who became to us as it were a defence. ... But they
themselves were as rocks piled up against the hurricane. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/a homily on guria and.htm

Letter clxiv. (AD 414. )
... frugality, self-denial, chastity, sobriety, braving of death in their country's
defence, and faith ... by which at the moment of His death the rocks were rent and ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter clxiv a d 414.htm

The Maccabees.
... and putting the cities in a state of defence. ... and Syria, an acknowledgment that the
Jews were a free ... wilderness, the carved faces of the rocks still witnessing ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xviii the maccabees.htm

The Sack of Rome
... the siege of this huge city, of which the defence lines were ... They took with them
whatever they were able to carry. ... They even hid among the rocks of the seashore ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/i the sack of rome.htm

New Orders of Monks; Military Orders
... Great Chartreuse, among rough and awful rocks, near Grenoble ... plainly, to devote
themselves to the defence of the ... The most famous of them were the Teutonic (or ...
/.../chapter x new orders of.htm

Be for Thou Art'
... next clause 'fortress.' So that if we were to read ... of defence shall be the munitions
of rocks.' When the ... and burned, the peasants hurry to the defence of the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/be for thou art.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... which were rather of the negative kind, were the following ... of the rugged and frightful
rocks of which ... so that the Egyptians remained without defence, and their ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 14.htm

Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest
... a river, blocked with gravel and fallen rocks, winds its ... of a plain, and the means
of defence in the ... the exaggeration itself shows how numerous were the chiefs ...
/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm

A Treatise to Prove that no one Can Harm the Man who Does not ...
... he was not allowed the benefit of any excuse or defence, but suffered ... a prison, no
safer than a place of rocks and crags) they were straightway subjected ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/a treatise to prove that.htm

Resources
What does it mean that “the rocks will cry out” in Luke 19:40? | GotQuestions.org

What does Psalm 137:9 mean when it says, “Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks”? | GotQuestions.org

How does the geologic timescale fit with the view of a young earth? | GotQuestions.org

Rocks: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Rocks

Rocks used as Altars

Rocks used as Places for Idolatrous Worship

Rocks used as Places for Shelter by the Poor in Their Distress

Rocks used as Places of Observation

Rocks used as Places of Safety in Danger

Rocks were a Defence to a Country

Rocks: A Place of Safety

Rocks: Adullam

Rocks: Barren

Rocks: Bees often Made Their Honey Amongst

Rocks: Bozez

Rocks: Casting Down From, a Punishment

Rocks: Christ As a Stumbling Stone to the Wicked

Rocks: Christ As Foundation of his Church

Rocks: Christ As Refuge of his People

Rocks: Christ As Source of Spiritual Gifts

Rocks: Dreaded by Mariners

Rocks: Durable

Rocks: Engedi

Rocks: Etam

Rocks: God As Creator of his People

Rocks: God As Defence of his People

Rocks: God As Refuge of his People

Rocks: God As Salvation of his People

Rocks: God As the Strength of his People

Rocks: God's Power Exhibited in Removing

Rocks: Hammers Used for Breaking

Rocks: Hard

Rocks: Horeb in Rephidim

Rocks: Houses often Built On

Rocks: Important Events often Engraved Upon

Rocks: Inhabited by Conies

Rocks: Inhabited by Doves

Rocks: Inhabited by Eagles

Rocks: Inhabited by Wild Goats

Rocks: Man's Industry in Cutting Through

Rocks: Meribah in Kadesh

Rocks: Miracles Connected With: Broken in Pieces by the Wind

Rocks: Miracles Connected With: Fire Ascended out of

Rocks: Miracles Connected With: Rent at the Death of Christ

Rocks: Miracles Connected With: Water Brought From

Rocks: Often Composed of Flint

Rocks: Often had Holes and Clefts

Rocks: Often Sharp-Pointed and Craggy

Rocks: Oreb

Rocks: Rimmon

Rocks: Selah in the Valley of Salt

Rocks: Selahammahlekoth in the Wilderness of Maon

Rocks: Seneh

Rocks: The Ancestor of a Nation

Rocks: The Olive Tree Flourished Amongst

Rocks: The Shadow of, Grateful to Travellers During the Heat of The

Rocks: Tombs often Hewn out of

Rocks: Whatever we Trust In

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