Temple at Arad
Hezekiah became king of Judah in 715 BCE. He instituted a number of religious reforms.
2 Kings 18:3-4 records
He (Hezekiah) did what was pleasing to the L-RD, just as his father David had done. He abolished the shrines and smashed the pillars and cut down the sacred post…
Supporting this biblical account, a small sanctuary dating back to the 8th Century BCE was uncovered in the Arad fortress on Judah’s southern border. It is the only Judahite temple ever discovered. The sanctuary was intentionally buried in the time of King Hezekiah, who sought to abolish all public worship outside the Temple in Jerusalem.
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A small sanctuary was uncovered in the Arad fortress on Judah’s southern border. It is the only Judahite temple ever discovered. The sanctuary was intentionally buried in the time of King Hezekiah, who sought to abolish all public worship outside the Temple in Jerusalem.
Dans la Bible
He (Hezekiah) did what was pleasing to the L-RD, just as his father David had done. He abolished the shrines and smashed the pillars and cut down the sacred post…
"וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (חזקיהו) הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י ה' כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ ה֣וּא הֵסִ֣יר אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה..."
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