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Antonia

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Anto'nia. ( from Marc Antony). (A square stone fortress or castle adjoining the northwest corner of the Temple area at Jerusalem. There was a tower at each corner. It was rebuilt by Herod the Great, and named by him from Marc Antony. From the stairs of this castle Paul addressed the multitude who had assaulted him Acts 21:31-40 - Editor).

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Antonia'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/antonia.html. 1901.
 
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