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Porch, Solomon’s

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The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Porch, Solomon’s. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (John 5:2; 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12).
  2. 2.Pulon, a gateway (Matt.
  3. 3.Proaulion, the entrance to the inner court (Mark 14:68).

A colonnade on the east of the temple, so called from a tradition that it was a relic of Solomon’s temple left standing after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. (Comp. 1 Kings 7:6.) The word “porch” is in the New Testament the rendering of three different Greek words:

  1. Porch, Solomon’s (1)

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    Stoa, meaning a portico or veranda (John 5:2; 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12).

  2. Porch, Solomon’s (2)

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    Pulon, a gateway (Matt. 26:71).

  3. Porch, Solomon’s (3)

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    Proaulion, the entrance to the inner court (Mark 14:68).

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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