AN N EA 10W Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Gihon, Israelites
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Designed to house the ark of the covenant. Unlike most near eastern temples, it contained no sculpture of the deity to symbolize presence: yahweh refused to be rep in human iconography in history. Besides that, temple resemble canaanite and syrian model: seems to be designed by tyrian craftsmen and have syrian architecture. Ordinary worshippers and sacrifices performed in the outside courtyard did not enter temple buildings. Small and three parts: vestibule (ulam) Yakhin and boaz: cult hall (hekhal, holy of holies (devir) Hidden by a curtain of blue, crimson, and purple linen. Bronze basin: supported by 12 oxen, shows endless battle with evil, yam. Walls of the temple covered with cherubs, palm trees, and open flowers. When temple was destroyed, israelites thought the world was ending (kinetic) Entering holy precincts = another dimension that existed along with the mundane world. Mount zion radically different from surrounding territory: holy (kaddosh) means other, set apart in hebrew.
