Last week we presented a picture of a model of Solomon's temple. This week we give a picture of the model of Herod's temple, which was built upon the same site. The following comparison of the two models is taken from The Scientific American:—
“The great temple of Solomon was destroyed by the Chaldeans, and after the captivity of the Jews a new one was built upon the same site by Herod, which is known as Herod's temple. It was finished about thirty years before the birth of Christ. An inspection of the two models reveals a considerable difference in the design of the various buildings. Herod enlarged the temple area, taking into the enclosure the ground space formerly covered by the palaces of the king, and extending the wall to the west. A great porch, called Solomon's Porch in John, was built where the line of palaces had been, but the inner temple, with the Chel, and its buildings were arranged much as in Solomon's time. The altar is larger and of stone. The marble pillars in the courts have taken the place of pillars of brass. The upper room has a greater roof, and the middle tower of the front is unfinished; Herod's fortress, Antonia, has taken the place of the old strong place on the northwest. This temple was destroyed by the Romans.”
