Topic
Solomon’s Porch
3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- John 10:23Easton · Nave (Portico) — A part of the outer courtyard of the temple
And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
- Acts 3:11Easton · Nave (Portico) — A part of the outer courtyard of the temple
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
- Acts 5:12Easton · Nave (Portico) — A part of the outer courtyard of the temple
¶ And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
(John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12), a colonnade, or cloister probably, on the eastern side of the temple. It is not mentioned in connection with the first temple, but Josephus mentions a porch, so called, in Herod’s temple (q.v.).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.