To put "in ward" was to place under guard, or in confinement, Genesis 40:3; Leviticus 24:12 . Ward also seems to mean a guard-room, Nehemiah 12:25; Isaiah 21:8 , and the guards themselves, Acts 12:10 , or any small band, 1 Chronicles 25:8; 26:16 .
To put "in ward" was to place under guard, or in confinement, Genesis 40:3; Leviticus 24:12 . Ward also seems to mean a guard-room, Nehemiah 12:25; Isaiah 21:8 , and the guards themselves, Acts 12:10 , or any small band, 1 Chronicles 25:8; 26:16 .
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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