What Did the Biblical Writers Know, and When Did They Know It? by William G. Dever

Author:William G. Dever
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

(5) The description of wooden beams inserted into every third course of masonry may also seem mysterious; but it is a standard device, not only in royal constructions at other sites in Israel such as Dan, but especially at sites in Syria - and precisely those where ashlar masonry is featured, as in the great palace at Ugarit. Such construction was apparently a practical device for protecting large heavy walls from earthquake damage by providing them with "break-joints," as in modern construction.

Schematic plan and section of the Solomonic temple (Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, 4:537)

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