International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Pulpit

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Pulpit


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pool´pit: , “Ezra the scribe stood upon a mighdōl of wood.” Mighdōl is one of the commonest words in the Old Testament and means simply a high object - here a scaffolding or platform (bema, 1 Esdras 9:42). “Tower” (so the Revised Version margin) gives an entirely wrong picture.