page_title: Boaz and Jachin
hierarchical_section_title: Boaz and Jachin
caption_attribution_description: English: An illustration from the Encyclopaedia Biblica, a 1903 publication which is now in the public domain. Fig. 4 for article "Temple". Image of a 3rd century (AD) glass bowl which depicts the Jerusalem temple. In relation to the biblical Jachin and Boaz, note the detached black pillars which are shown on either side of the entrance steps.
context_page_description: According to the Bible, Boaz and Jachin were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which stood on the porch of Solomon's Temple, the first Temple in Jerusalem. They are sometimes used as symbols in Freemasonry and Tarot. They were probably not support structures, but were free standing, based on similar pillars found in other nearby temples.
context_section_description: According to the Bible, Boaz and Jachin were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which stood on the porch of Solomon's Temple, the first Temple in Jerusalem. They are sometimes used as symbols in Freemasonry and Tarot. They were probably not support structures, but were free standing, based on similar pillars found in other nearby temples.
caption: Image of a 3rd-century (AD) glass bowl which depicts Solomon's Temple. Jachin and Boaz are the detached black pillars shown on either side of the entrance steps.
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