Ten lavers, mounted on wheels, and decorated with images of lions, bulls, and cherubs, stood on either side of the bronze sea in the Jerusalem Temple’s courtyard. Are these the “chariots of the sun” (2 Kings 23:11) that Josiah’s reform purges from the Temple?
Prof.
JoAnn Scurlock
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In the courtyard of the First Temple, in addition to ten lavers, stood a massive bronze basin of water, supported by twelve bronze bulls. What was its function?
Prof.
JoAnn Scurlock
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Who were these women and what were these mirrors used for? Reconstructing the narrative: the historical-critical method vs. midrash.
Prof. Rabbi
Rachel Adelman
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