Araunah’s Threshing Floor
Overview
- Type: Threshing floor / altar site
- Testament: Old
- Modern Location: Traditionally associated with the future temple mount area
Biblical Significance
This is the site where the plague triggered by David’s Census is stopped. David insists on buying the place rather than offering to God what costs him nothing. In 1 Chronicles, the owner is called Ornan the Jebusite, and the site becomes explicitly tied to Temple Preparations by David.
Key Events
Key People Associated
Important Verses
“Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.” - 1 Chronicles 22:1