Temple treasury

As temple treasure relics, gold and money are referred to which are kept in temples.

In many cultures it is customary to leave their religions gold and money values ​​to present them to their god or gods. These were then fashioned into jewelry for ceremonies and other objects.

In Roman times it was part of common practice, the tax payable in temples to collect there and forward from there.

Jerusalem temple treasure

66 rejected the Jews from the further payment of the tax to the Roman Empire. The Roman governor Florus Gessius threatened to take then out of the temple in Jerusalem, but could not move to intervene in Rome Senate and People. 67 dragged the Jews under the leadership of the Zealots against the advice of their high priest to the Roman Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus in Jerusalem. 68-70 forced four Roman legions the obligation to pay tribute in Judea and took the temple treasury as a tribute. The requirement of publication of the temple treasures from the Temple in Jerusalem on the part of the governor Gessius Florus led the Jewish rebellion of 70 to 73 After the destruction of the Jerusalem temple Titus took the treasure with him to Rome and made him perform in a triumphal procession.

The temple treasure remained until the 5th century in Rome. In 410, the Visigoths under Alaric I stole a part of the treasure, 455 the Vandals under Genseric the rest Individual pieces of temple treasure find to the 8th century in mention.

Part of this temple treasure was the table of showbread and the menorah.

• Cult
• History of Religion
• Archaeological technical term
• Economy ( Antiquity)