House - top; the tops of the houses were flat, and pious people often resorted to them for meditation and prayer.

Sixth hour; twelve o'clock; with many, one of the stated hours of prayer. Psalms 55:17; Daniel 6:10. When God is about to call his people to the discharge of special duties, he often in a special manner prepared them; and though at the time they may not see the reasons, or understand the meaning of his dealings, the subsequent dispensations of his providence may clearly reveal them.

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Old Testament