Boaz

E75264
artifact described in the Hebrew Bible biblical object bronze pillar

Boaz is one of the two prominent bronze pillars that stood at the entrance of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, as described in the Hebrew Bible.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Boaz canonical 3
pillar Boaz 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artifact described in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
biblical object ⓘ
bronze pillar ⓘ
associatedWith First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: First Temple

First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Solomon’s Temple
category Objects in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
Religious architecture elements ⓘ
First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Solomon’s Temple
constructedDuringReignOf King Solomon ⓘ
describedIn 1 Kings 7 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 3 ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible
destroyedBy Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ
surface form: Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem
destroyedInYear 586 BCE (traditional date) ⓘ
destroyedWith First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Solomon’s Temple
hasApproximateHeight 18 cubits ⓘ
about 8 meters ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus part of biblical canon narrative ⓘ
hasCapitalDecoration chapiter ⓘ
lily work ⓘ
pomegranates ⓘ
hasColor bronze ⓘ
hasCompanionPillar Jachin ⓘ
hasCraftsman Hiram ⓘ
surface form: Hiram of Tyre
hasCulturalInfluence inspired later religious architectural symbolism ⓘ
hasFunction temple entrance pillar ⓘ
hasLanguageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
hasMaterial bronze ⓘ
hasNameMeaning in him is strength ⓘ
hasOrientation stood on the left side when facing the temple entrance ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition Baha'i Faith ⓘ
surface form: Baha’i Faith

Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
Samaritanism ⓘ
isOneOf two prominent bronze pillars of Solomon’s Temple ⓘ
locatedIn Jerusalem ⓘ
mentionedIn Masorah ⓘ
surface form: Masoretic Text

Septuagint ⓘ
namedBy biblical tradition ⓘ
pairedWithFunctionally Jachin as twin pillar at temple entrance ⓘ
partOf architectural elements of Solomon’s Temple ⓘ
stoodAt entrance of Solomon’s Temple ⓘ
symbolizes stability ⓘ
strength ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century BCE (traditional dating) ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

pillars Boaz and Jachin → hasPart → Boaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Boaz and Jachin
Jachin → pairedWith → Boaz ⓘ
Masonic iconography → hasSymbol → Boaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: pillar Boaz
entrance of Solomon’s Temple → flankedBy → Boaz ⓘ