HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON
- HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON
- HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON (Heb. הַלְּבָנוֹן בֵּית יַעַר,
Beit Ya'ar ha-Levanon), one of the buildings included the
complex of Solomon's palace in Jerusalem; probably served as the
entrance to the king's palace. The building was named for its cedar
pillars, which were imported from Mt. Lebanon and resembled a forest.
The Bible describes the house as a large rectangular building (100 × 50
cubits), divided by four (or three, according to LXX)
rows of pillars, with an upper story of chambers distributed in rows of
15 (I Kings 7:2–5).
Scholars have sought to explain the function and primary purpose of the
house. Several scholars maintain that the house served as a royal
guardhouse, containing rooms used as arsenals; this is attested by
I Kings 10:17–21 and Isaiah 22:8. Various references are
made to the golden shields of the guard (II Chron. 9:16)
and the precious golden vessels (II Chron. 9:20) which
were kept in the house. R. de Vaux (Les Livres des Rois
(1949), 48) believes that the house was used as a foyer for festive
processions connected with court life, and that the royal guard was
stationed there. Though the exact purpose of the building is not
certain, it is most likely that the technical innovation of its style,
rather than the particular importance of the building itself, made it a
subject for biblical elaboration. It has been suggested that Solomon's
structure is of the building type known in ancient Syria as bit
hilani.
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
I.Benzinger, in: Marti, Kurzer Handkommentar zum Alten
Testament (1899), 385f.; G. Richter, in: ZDPV, 40
(1917), 172ff.; K. Watzinger, Denkmäler Palästinas, 1
(1933–35), 95–97; K. Moehlenbrink, Der Tempel Salomos
(1932), 49ff.; R. de Vaux, Les Livres des Rois (1949), 48.
ADD. BIBLIOGRAPHY: M. Cogan, I
Kings (2000), 254–58.
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
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