Joh 5:2 pool .. Bethesda, which has five p
Joh 10:23 Jesus walked .. by the p of Solomon
Act 3:11 attended them to the p that is called of
open vaulted gallery supported by columns. In the OT it speaks of p. of King Solomon’s palace, 1 Kings 7, 6; the same the Temple of Salomón, 1 Kings 7, 21.
In the NT it speaks of p. of Solomon part of the Temple of Jerusalem, on the eastern side, which had two rows of columns, where Jesus discussed with some Jews, Jn 10, 23; the apostles Peter and John carried out in this p. a miracle, they healed a cripple, so the people crowded around the p., and Peter gave a speech, Acts 3, 11; here the believers met and the apostles performed signs and wonders, 5, 12.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
In Solomon’s temple (1Ki 6:3); in Solomon’s palace (1Ki 7:6ff.); in Ezekiel’s new temple (Eze 40:7ff.); at the pool of Bethesda (Joh 10:23; Act 3:11; Act 5:12). In each case, it is believed to be an area with a roof supported by columns.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
Site covered with columns at the entrance of the temple or sumptuous buildings.
– Solomon’s Porch, Jua 10:23, Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12.
– Beautiful Gate, Ac 3:2.
– “Portal de Belén”: Popular birth.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
type, CONS
vet, Walkway covered by a roof supported by columns. There were mansions that had porches of this kind (1 Kings 7:6, 7). There was a magnificent porch on the eastern front of Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 6:3; Ez. 8:16; JI. 2:17). There was sometimes a colonnaded court on the terrace of the palaces (Judges 3:23). The porches of the pool of Bethesda and Solomon’s porch, in the second Temple, were also covered walks (Jn. 5:2; 10:23; Gr. “stoa”).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Open-air gallery, but covered by a roof supported by columns. St. John tells us about Solomon’s porch (Jn 10, 23).
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FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word for porch, ´eh·lam (or ´u·lam), is not used with reference to private houses. It is difficult to determine if the Israelite houses had any type of porch or porch. The archaeological remains of some houses in Megiddo indicate that they were built around a patio and that “a room on the ground floor served as a vestibule”. (The Biblical Archaeologist, May 1968, pp. 46, 48) The term ʻehʹlam is used in the Scriptures with reference to: two of the public buildings that Solomon built, the front of Solomon’s temple, and certain parts of the entrance steps and the temple shown to Ezekiel in vision.
Portico of the Columns. One of the official buildings that Solomon built on the temple grounds some time after the temple was completed. (1Ki 7:1, 6) Since mention of this place appears among the comments about the House of the Forest of Lebanon and the Throne Porch, it is quite possible that the Pillar Porch was S. temple and between those two official buildings. Therefore, someone coming from the S. could cross or go around the House of the Forest of Lebanon, enter the Porch of the Columns and cross it to enter the Porch of the Throne.
It was 50 cubits (22.3 m) long and 30 cubits (13.4 m) wide. Its very name implies that it consisted of rows of imposing columns. First Kings 7:6 mentions that there was another porch opposite with columns and a shed. This perhaps means that a porch was first reached which had a shed supported by columns. This gave directly to the Portico de las Columnas itself. If the dimensions given only apply to the Porch of the Columns, then there is no record of the size of the shed part.
It is possible that this building was a great entrance for the Porch of the Throne. It could also have been the king’s place of work and where he received visitors.
Porch of the Throne. Building that Solomon built once the temple was finished. (1Ki 7:1, 7) The “judgment porch” referred to in the text appears to be synonymous with the “Throne Porch.” So the “Throne Porch” was probably the place where Solomon placed his throne trimmed with ivory and gold, on which he sat in judgment. (1Ki 10:18-20.)
The full description of this building is: “He made the judgment porch; and they covered it inside with cedar wood from the floor to the top beams† . (1Ki 7:7) Specifically, the Masoretic text says “from floor to floor,” so some believe that there was cedar wood from the floor of this building to the floor of the Porch of Pillars, mentioned in the preceding verse . However, the Syriac Peshitta Version says ‘from the floor to the ceiling’, and the Latin Vulgate, ‘from the floor to the top’. Therefore, most translators take the view that the cedar wood was some kind of lavish paneling that ran from the floor of the porch to its rafters or ceiling (BAS, BJ, DK, NM, Val, and others). Although other architectural details are lacking, this description indicates that the building did not have any open and colonnaded sides, as the Porch of Columns and the House of the Forest of Lebanon apparently did.
Since the Porch of the Throne is mentioned immediately after the Porch of Columns, it is possible that the latter building was used as the main entrance to the Porch of the Throne. A person coming from the S. would have to go through the Porch of Columns to enter the judgment porch.
Solomon’s temple. Although the main parts of the temple were the Holy and Most Holy compartments, in front of the Holy (to the E.) was an imposing porch that served as the entrance to the temple. It was 20 cubits (8.9 m.) long (along the width of the temple), 10 cubits (4.5 m.) wide (1 Kings 6:3), and 120 cubits (53.4 m.) Tall. At 2 Chronicles 3:4 reference is made to the height of the porch in discussing other measurements for the house, generally accepted measurements that agree with those of First Kings. (Compare 2Ch 3:3, 4 with 1Ki 6:2, 3, 17, 20.) Thus, the portico would have the appearance of a tall, rectangular tower towering high above the rest of the temple building. In front of the portico stood the two massive copper columns called Jakin and Boaz. (1Ki 7:15-22; 2Ch 3:15-17) The porch also had doors (King Ahaz closed them, but later his son Hezekiah opened and repaired them). (2Ch 28:24; 29:3, 7) Especially in the morning, when the rising sun shone directly on him, the temple’s lofty portico must have offered an impressive sight.
The vision that Ezekiel received from the temple. In Ezekiel’s vision of the temple sanctuary there are quite a few porticoes mentioned. The temple building itself had a portico in front (to the E.), as did Solomon’s temple. However, this porch was 20 cubits (10.4 m) long and 11 cubits (or 5.7 m) wide; height is not specified. (These measurements are based on the long cubit, about 20 in.; see Eze 40:5, footnote.) It had columns, some of them lateral, and there was “a wooden shed over the front of the porch outside,” probably near the top. (Eze 40:48, 49; 41:25, 26) In addition, each of the three outer entrance steps (coming from the E, S, and N) had a built-in porch with framed windows they narrowed. It appears that when climbing the stairs to the entrance passage, one passed through three guard chambers on each side, and then, crossing a threshold, reached the portico before entering the outer court. (Eze 40:6-17) Each of the three inner entrance steps also had a porch, which was possibly in close proximity to the gate entrance just up the steps. In the porch of the entrance passage that gave to the N. there were four tables to slaughter the holocaust. (Eze 40:35-42.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
stoa (stoav, 4745), portico. It is used: (a) of the porches at the pool of Bethesda (Joh 5:2 “porches”); (b) of the covered colonnade of the temple, which was called Solomon’s Porch (Joh 10:23; Act 3:11); in Act 5:12, portico that was on the eastern side of the temple; this portico and the others then existing at the time of Christ were due, almost certainly, to the restoration carried out by Herod. Cf. Stoics (Acts 17:18), “philosophers of the portico”. See PORTAL.¶
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary
the heb. ˒ûlām, ˒êlām (cf. the ace ellamu, ‘forehead’) is used for the vestibule of Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 6.3) and for the portals of Ezekiel’s temple (Ez. 40). Solomon’s palace included a colonnaded porch with a front porch, and a throne porch in the courtroom (1 Kings 7:6–7). These buildings may well be derived from the Syrian bit hilani, set of rooms, consisting of a portico reached by steps and leading to an audience chamber, various other rooms, and a staircase leading to an upper floor or terrace. the heb. misderôn (Judg. 3.23, from the root sdr, ‘put in order, arrange’), which occurs only once, is perhaps a porch of this kind on a high floor; the word would describe the row of pillars (see H. Frankfort, Art and the Architecture of the Ancient Orient, 1954, pp. 167–175, and the reconstruction in Sir Leonard Woolley, A Forgotten Kingdom, 1953, pp. 113). Five porticoes (gr. stoa) surrounded the pool of Bethesda to provide shelter (Jn. 5.2). Peter denied his Lord at the entrance to the courtyard of the house of the high priest (Mt. 26.71, pylon; mr 14.68, proaulion). Solomon’s Porch was a covered walkway, 30 cubits wide, with two rows of columns 25 cubits high, along the eastern side of the Court of the Gentiles in Herod’s temple (Jn. 10.23; Acts 3.11 ; 5.12; Josh., Ant. 15. 380–425), (* Temple )
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary