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Battering-Ram
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(Ezekiel 4:2; 21:22), a military engine, consisting of a long beam of wood hung upon a frame, for making breaches in walls. The end of it which was brought against the wall was shaped like a ram’s head. ■BAT TLE - AXE a mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically (Jeremiah 51:20) to Cyrus, God’s instrument in destroying Babylon.
THE FULL ARTICLE — from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
bat'-er-ing-ram.
See SIEGE.