Editing True Cross (section)

===Tradition of Lot's triple tree===
A further tradition holds that these three trees from which the True Cross was constructed grew together in one spot. A traditional Orthodox [[icon]] in the [[Monastery of the Cross]] depicts [[Lot (biblical person)|Lot]], the nephew of [[Abraham]], watering the trees.<ref name="Roman"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Monastery of the Cross |url=https://www.biblewalks.com/monastery-of-the-cross/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=BibleWalks 500+ sites |language=en-US}}</ref> According to tradition, these trees were used to construct the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] ("to beautify the place of my sanctuary"). Later, during [[Herod the Great|Herod's]] [[Temple of Herod|reconstruction of the Temple]], the wood from these trees was removed from the Temple and discarded, eventually being used to construct the cross on which Jesus was crucified ("and I will make the place of my feet glorious").{{citation needed |date=November 2018}}