c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.293

The Wars of the Jews 6.293

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.293

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

293Moreover, the eastern gate of the inner [court of the] temple, which was of brass, and vastly heavy, and had been with difficulty shut by twenty men, and rested upon a basis armed with iron, and had bolts fastened very deep into the firm floor, which was there made of one entire stone, was seen to be opened of its own accord about the sixth hour of the night.