Bible dictionaries
Ferry boat
What Bible dictionaries say about “Ferry boat”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Ferry boat - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
(2 Sam. 19:18), some kind of boat for crossing the river which the men of Judah placed at the service of the king. Floats or rafts for this purpose were in use from remote times (Isa. 18:2).
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
fer'-i-bot (2Sa 19:18).
See SHIPS AND BOATS.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915