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Often referred to in scripture as a place of security, and also as a place of defence, on which watchmen were stationed. There were such on the walls of Jerusalem. Ps. 48: 12; Ps. 61: 3; 2 Kings 9: 17. The term is also used symbolically: "the name of Jehovah is a strong tower." Prov. 18: 10.