Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
HOUSE. See Dwellings. The word "house" is also used to denote a family, Gen 12:17; 1 Tim 5:8, a race or lineage, Luke 2:4, and property, 1 Kgs 13:8. "House of the rolls," Ezr 6:1, and "treasure-house," Ezr 5:17, both refer to the same depository of public documents.
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