The “Molten Sea” Revisited

According to the biblical account (1 Kgs 7:23–26), in the middle of the courtyard of the temple stood a large water vessel of cast brass. Commentators and researchers have put forward various suggestions as to the form of the Molten Sea and its purpose in the temple. In this article, I argue that th...

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Main Author: Shapira, David 1949- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-262
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B el / Temple / bat / Bronze basin / Water tank / Brass / Bible. Könige 1. 7,23-26
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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