Acra. Citadel of Jerusalem during the Seleucid and Hasmonean periods. The citadel was located on a high point near the temple. An exceptionally strong fortress, the Acra housed the garrison and controlled the city throughout the Maccabean wars. The Seleucid government considered the Acra a royal stronghold
ACRA* Citadel of Jerusalem during the Seleucid and Hasmonean periods. The citadel was located on a high point near the temple. An exceptionally strong fortress, the Acra housed the garrison and controlled the city throughout the Maccabean wars. The Seleucid government considered the Acra a royal stronghold
Acra ak′ruh. The Greek term akra means “citadel” (cf. the lxx at 2 Sam. 5:9; 1 Ki. 10:22) and is used especially of the fortress built by the Syrian forces near the temple in Jerusalem in 167 b.c. (1 Macc. 1:33–36). See Jerusalem II.D.3