The Old European Culture blog has a fascinating hypothesis about the Biblically described features of Solomon's Temple related to the traditional solar astronomy function of threshing floors.
Basically, he argues that the Temple, which was built on a threshing floor, had two pillars because that was how a summer and winter equinox were marked causing the entry to align to true east. He also explains the grain processing and astronomical functions of placing a threshing floor on high ground and it associated function as a sacred gathering place, all of which would have predated Judaism.
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Just curious, might the two pillars (City & sedentary farming?) or 2 stakes (Village & nomadic pastoralists?) have represented staff/male and distaff/female? Solomon's temple pillars were named Boaz (strength) & Jachin (Yah establish). This image distinguishes them, many others don't. http://www.mapandmaps.com/20995-thickbox_default/the-pillars-of-jachin-and-boaz-antique-print-augustini-calmet-1789.jpg
A follow up post details Biblical and other evidence that this was a sun cult. http://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com/2017/09/sun-god-from-first-temple.html
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