Antonia
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Antonia Fort in Jerusalem, geleë in die noordwestelike hoek van die tempelgebied. Dit word na verwys as die "kasteel" [Hand 21:34 ; Hand 21:37 ]. Vanaf die trappe van hierdie fort het Paulus sy beroemde toespraak aan die skares wat onder gestaan het, gelewer [Hand 22:1 -21]. Oorspronklik was dit die plek waar die hoëpriester se klere gestoor is. Herodes het dit versterk en dit Antonia genoem ter ere van sy vriend Mark Antony. Dit was groot en het oor die tempel gedomineer. Dit is op 'n rotsagtige platform gebou, geskei van die heuwel Bezetha na die noorde deur 'n sloot van ongeveer 30 voet diep en 165 voet breed.
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Antonia
a fortress in Jerusalem, at the north-west corner of the temple area. It is called "the castle" (Acts 21:34; 21:37). From the stairs of this castle Paul delivered his famous speech to the multitude in the area below (Acts 22:1-21). It was originally a place in which were kept the vestments of the high priest. Herod fortified it, and called it Antonia in honour of his friend Mark Antony. It was of great size, and commanded the temple. It was built on a plateau of rock, separated on the north from the hill Bezetha by a ditch about 30 feet deep and 165 feet wide.
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