Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Word of the Day - 7/2/2008

Odeum

An odeum is a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.

Paul's companions in Ephesus were sent to an odeum in the midst of a riot. Eventually the crowd was dismissed without the two sustaining injury. (Acts 19:41)

The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia. (Acts 19:29, NASB)

:Note: This is a model of the Artemis Temple that was the likely site of the riot of Acts 19.

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