temple, edifice of worship: Jewish Temples
Jewish Temples
The temple of Solomon at Jerusalem, the only known monumental structure of the ancient Hebrews, consisted, according to biblical descriptions, of entrance pylons, courts, and a naos, a large rectangular chamber, giving entrance to the holy of holies, which housed the Ark of the Covenant. Its several destructions and reconstructions (one by Herod in 20
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- Further Reading
- Far Eastern Temples
- Indian Temples
- Roman Temples
- Greek Temples
- Jewish Temples
- Babylonian and Assyrian Temples
- Egyptian Temples
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