Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

It has been suggesed that the description of Solomon's palace fits that of a
Bit-hilani (Akkadian for "house of halls"), a typical Syrian-Mesopotamian
model for palaces of the period, featuring colonnaded porches. See A. Mazar,
in Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (ABRL; New York, Doubleday, 1990,
pp. 378-379).
The way I understand it, the Ulam was the central hall of each building,
while the Bayit was the adjacent rooms.

Yigal


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From: "Chemorion" <chosefu_chemorion AT wycliffe.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:52 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Solomon's palace in 1 Kings 7:1-8


> Dear all,
> Hebrew scholars please assist me. I am interested in having a mental
picture
> of Solomon's palace as described
> in 1 Kings 7:1-8. BHS uses the words "bait" and "ulam" such that I am
unable
> to tell their relationship in this context. Was the palace made up of
> separate houses or it consisted of  one
> huge complex  structure with several rooms? If this houses were separate,
> how many were they in total? And if it consisted of several rooms within
one
> building, how many were these rooms?
> Chemorion Chosefu,
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