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STREET

Generally an urban road, usually of dirt, but the Greek and Hebrew words normally translated as “street” can also mean “market” or “bazaar.” The OT era saw the emergence of streets as we know them. Prior to that time, ancient Near Eastern cities simply had open spaces between buildings. In NT times newer cities were planned and had a fairly organized system of streets. Old established cities, however, had an unplanned collection of streets that emerged according to traffic patterns.

Used metaphorically, “street” often connotes a filthy or disgraceful place (Mic. 7:10; Zech. 10:5). Since streets were not paved and sewer systems were primitive (at least in the OT period), it is easy to see how these connotations came to exist. Phrases such as “in the streets” are common biblical ways of describing the arena where a message is proclaimed to the public (e.g., Amos 5:16). Jesus decries hypocrites who make a public display of their almsgiving “in the streets” (Matt. 6:2).

Chris Caldwell

Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

STREET

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)