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Battlement
        Among the Jews a battlement was required by law to be built upon every house. It consisted of a low wall built around the roofs of the houses to prevent persons from falling off, and sometimes serving as a partition from another building. De 22:8; Jer 5:10


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'battlement' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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