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Mk 12:1d ... "and he home-built a tower, ..."

The 5th phrase has these 3 dialog words, ... kai ōkodomēsen purgon ("And he home-built a tower, ...").

The 3 dialog words are top down. The verb oikodomeo (to home build) seems very out of place because a home is not being built. A home contains 6 equilateral triangles cut down the center. Obviously the verb is a metaphor for something else. Most vineyards had a watchtower so a man could guard the vineyard. Jerusalem had its tower fortresses. Since this is a gematria parable, the tower is made from the 6 equilateral triangles used to build a home. Its base is made from the "stone catch-vat" and the bottom triangle from the stonewall around the vineyard.

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