JOHN 10:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.”
And Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon's Colonnade — Solomon's Colonnade (Stoa tou Solomōnos), a covered portico on the eastern side of the Temple, was a gathering place for teaching and discussion. Jesus' public teaching location and the formal setting of a major Jewish feast create a solemn context for His most explicit claim of unity with the Father.
Church Fathers on John 10:23
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication. Encænia is the feast of the dedication of the temple; from the Greek word signifying new. The dedication of any thing new was called encænia.
It was the feast of the dedication of the temple, after the return from the Babylonish captivity.
Or, it was in memory of the dedication under Judas Maccabeus. The first dedication was that of Solomon in the autumn; the second that of Zorobabel, and the priest Jesus in the spring. This was in winter time.
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