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.

Finger of Og
Finger of Og is located in Jerusalem
Finger of Og
Shown within Jerusalem
LocationJerusalem
Coordinates31°46′53.4″N 35°13′20.5″E / 31.781500°N 35.222361°E / 31.781500; 35.222361
Typepillar
Length12 metres (39 ft)
History
Materiallocal stone

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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  1. ^ Neil Tilbury (October 1989). Israel, a travel survival kit. Lonely Planet. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-86442-015-2. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. ^ Zev Vilnay (10 March 2003). Legends of Palestine. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-7661-4128-5. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Patron- The Queen (1885). Palestine Exploration Fund, Quarterly Statement. p. 32. Retrieved 28 December 2010.