Bible Dictionary
House
A house was a dwelling built of stone, mud brick, or other materials, often arranged around a courtyard and having a flat roof. Houses served as places for family life, work, hospitality, prayer, and sometimes worship.
Biblical Usage
Houses served as places of family life, hospitality, work, prayer, and sometimes idolatrous worship. Roofs were used for recreation, sleep, booths, and devotion. Upper rooms appear as guest chambers and places of assembly, and houses could also be associated with temples, palaces, or households.
Scripture References
Genesis 47:3
Exodus 12:7
Hebrews 11:9
1 Kings 7:9
Isaiah 9:10
1 Chronicles 29:2
1 Kings 6:15
1 Kings 7:2
1 Kings 10:11
1 Kings 10:12
2 Chronicles 3:5
Jeremiah 22:14
Ezra 6:4
Haggai 1:4
1 Kings 22:39
2 Chronicles 3:6
Psalms 45:8
2 Samuel 11:2
Isaiah 22:1
Matthew 24:17
2 Samuel 16:22
Deuteronomy 22:8
Proverbs 19:13
Proverbs 27:15
Psalms 129:6
Psalms 129:7
1 Samuel 9:25
1 Samuel 9:26
Daniel 4:29
Job 27:18
Proverbs 21:9
Jeremiah 32:29
Jeremiah 19:13
Amos 5:11
1 Samuel 28:24
2 Kings 9:30
Luke 22:12
Acts 1:13
Acts 9:37
Acts 20:8
2 Kings 4:10
2 Kings 4:11
2 Kings 1:2
Acts 20:9
Jeremiah 22:13
Luke 22:65
Luke 22:56
Luke 22:61
John 18:24
2 Kings 23:12
Zephaniah 1:6
Acts 10:9
Jeremiah 36:22
Amos 3:15
Judges 16:26