Antonia
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Antoniafæstningen i Jerusalem, beliggende i det nordvestlige hjørne af tempelområdet. Den omtales som "borgen" [Apg 21:34 ; Apg 21:37 ]. Fra trinene af denne fæstning holdt Paulus sin berømte tale til de skarer, der stod nedenfor [Apg 22:1 -21]. Oprindeligt var det stedet, hvor ypperstepræstens klæder blev opbevaret. Herodes befæstede den og navngav den Antonia til ære for sin ven Mark Antony. Den var stor og dominerede templet. Den blev bygget på en klippeplatform, adskilt fra bakken Bezetha mod nord af en grøft omkring 30 fod dyb og 165 fod bred.
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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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