A New Discovery at Machaerus Shines Light on Herod's Temple
A monumental Jewish ritual bath (miqweh) has been unearthed at the Herodian palace-fortress of Machaerus, overlooking the northeast shore of the Dead Sea, where John the Baptist was imprisoned and executed. In its design and construction, it is recognisably similar to other miqwa'ot from the sa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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Revue biblique
Year: 2017, Volume: 124, Issue: 4, Pages: 568-583 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Machaerus
/ Excavation
/ Mikveh
/ Staircase
/ Jerusalem
/ Temple
/ History 30 BC-71
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| RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
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| Summary: | A monumental Jewish ritual bath (miqweh) has been unearthed at the Herodian palace-fortress of Machaerus, overlooking the northeast shore of the Dead Sea, where John the Baptist was imprisoned and executed. In its design and construction, it is recognisably similar to other miqwa'ot from the same period, although this one belongs to a minority that possess their own storage tank alongside. In canonical fashion, it has a stairway leading down towards the foot of the pool that extends across its entire width and like many ritual batch of the late Second Temple period, its flight of stairs is interrupted by wider landings at regular intervals. What is special in this case is that the number and arrangement of the stairs compare fairly closely to what we know about the stairway that led up to the Sanctuary of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem. This article examines this similarity and related aspects. Un monumental bain rituel juif (miqweh) a été excavé dans le palais fortifié hérodien de Machaerus (Machéronte), surplombant la rive nord-est de la mer Morte, où Jean-Baptiste a été emprisonné et exécuté. Dans sa conception et sa construction, il est reconnaissable comme les autres miqwa'ot de la même période, bien que celui-ci appartienne à une minorité qui possède son propre réservoir. De manière canonique, il a un escalier menant vers le pied de la piscine qui s'étend sur toute sa largeur et comme beaucoup de lots rituels de la fin de la période du Second Temple, son escalier est interrompu par des paliers plus larges à intervalles réguliers. Ce qui est spécial dans ce cas, c'est que le nombre et l'agencement des marches se comparent assez étroitement à ce que nous connaissons de l'escalier qui menait au Sanctuaire du Temple d'Hérode à Jérusalem. Cet article examine cette similitude et les aspects connexes. |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue biblique
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/RBI.124.4.3271893 |