Tag: the Temple Mount
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King Herod and the Temple Mount – Behind Blood Falls
The largest building on the Temple Mount in Jesus’ day wasn’t the Temple. Herod’s Royal Stoa won that designation. A stoa in classical Greek architecture is a covered portico or walkway. It was usually walled at the back, open at the entrance, and supported by columns. During his reign, Herod built a large, three-story stoa…