• Heb. succah (2 Samuel 11:11 ), a tent or booth made of green boughs or branches (see Genesis 33:17; Leviticus 23:34,42; Psalm 18:11; Jonah 4:5; Isaiah 4:6; Nehemiah 8:15-17 , where the word is variously rendered).

    Jubal was "the father of such as dwell in tents" (Genesis 4:20 ). The patriarchs were "dwellers in tents" (Genesis 9:21,27; 12:8; 13:12; 26:17 ); and during their wilderness wanderings all Israel dwelt in tents (Exodus 16:16; Deuteronomy 33:18; Joshua 7:24 ). Tents have always occupied a prominent place in Eastern life (1 Samuel 17:54; 2 Kings 7:7; Psalm 120:5; Song of Solomon 1:5 ). Paul the apostle's occupation was that of a tent-maker (Acts 18:3 ); i.e., perhaps a maker of tent cloth.

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Tent'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/t/tent.html. 1897.