Bible Dictionaries
Pediment
Holman Bible Dictionary
NRSV term for the stone base upon which Ahab set the bronze sea after removing it from the twelve bronze oxen (2 Kings 16:17 ). Other translations for pediment include: base (NIV), foundation (TEV), pavement (KJV, NAS). Ahab's changes in the Temple equipment were an attempt to gain favor with the Assyrians.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Pediment'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/pediment.html. 1991.