Finger of Og
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| Location | Jerusalem |
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| Type | pillar |
| Length | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| History | |
| Material | local stone |
The Finger of Og a huge stone pillar, sometimes called Herod's Pillar, which lies in front of the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. Its name is a reference to the giant Og, King of Bashan, as described in the Hebrew Bible.
The column measures 12 m (39 ft) long and is thought to have been intended for use in either Herod's Temple,[1][2] or the later Byzantine Nea Church.[3] Its upper surface is partially dressed and the discovery of a flaw appears to be the reason it was abandoned and left in-situ.[4]
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- ^ Yoram Tsafrir. Procopius on the nea church, the cardo, and 'the finger of Og' in Jerusalem Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem, Israel (1976)
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