The Temple & a Cubit as Measure

[HagiaSophia]

A very interesting article on how the different opinions of a “cubit” as measurement might locate the Temple of Jerusalem in a different place than is commonly believed at present…

"How long is a “cubit”?

Defining that ancient measurement may seem a matter of mere Bible trivia, but in theory the answer could affect a potentially calamitous modern-day religious confrontation….”

“If Kaufman is right about cubits, it’s possible Israel could someday rebuild the Temple without having to destroy Islam’s Dome of the Rock – not that Muslims would welcome such nearby construction, either……”

southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/09/01/faith.20050901-sbt-MICH-D4-For_Jews__a_cubit_is.sto

 

[anawim]

It’s my understanding that the rock inside the Dome of the Rock was where the altar was located. They could build a Temple, but they’d have to move the sacrifice to a different location.

 

[But_for_Grace]

anawim:

It’s my understanding that the rock inside the Dome of the Rock was where the altar was located. They could build a Temple, but they’d have to move the sacrifice to a different location.

always made me think of daniel

Dan 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall defile the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the continual sacrifice: and they shall place there the abomination unto desolation. (DRB)

and

Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many, in one week: and in the half of the week the victim and the sacrifice shall fail: and there shall be in the temple the abomination of desolation: and the desolation shall continue even to the consummation, and to the end. (DRB)

 

[edward_george]

The cubit, if I remember from my 2nd grade dabblings in Egyptology (one of those momentary obsessions), is the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Apparently when buying cloth, a household would send the son with the longest arm because cloth was priced by the cubit.

The cubit is dependent upon who is doing the measuring.

-ACEGC