Article Title

Benjamin's Tower and Old Testament Pillars

Authors

John W. Welch
Terry L. Szink

Keywords

King Benjamin, Book of Mormon studies, ammud, pedestal worship, 2 Kings, Old Testament studies

Abstract

While scholars are uncertain about the precise nature of the ammud (see August 1995 Insights), it is clear that it was something other than a pillar. Roland deVaux imagines the king "standing on a pedestal" where presumably he worshipped God. Gerhard von Rad, commenting on the pillars in 2 Kings, sees them as some kind of high, narrow platform.

Recommended Citation

Welch, John W. and Szink, Terry L. (1995) "Benjamin's Tower and Old Testament Pillars," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 15: No. 5, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol15/iss5/3