Jewish Temple

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Jewish holy site Temple in Jerusalem ancient religious building

The Jewish Temple was the central ancient sanctuary in Jerusalem where the Israelites conducted sacrificial worship and observed major religious rituals, serving as the spiritual and cultural heart of Judaism until its destruction.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Temple in Jerusalem	25
Jerusalem Temple	7
Jerusalem temple	3
Beit HaMikdash	2
Holy of Holies	2
Holy Temple	1
Jerusalem Temple (historical)	1
Jerusalem Temple in ancient times	1
Solomonic Temple tradition	1
Tabernacle	1
Temple of Jerusalem	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish holy site ⓘ Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ ancient religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Beit HaMikdash Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Holy Temple Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Temple in Jerusalem
associatedWith	Israelites ⓘ Jewish people ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Tisha BAv ⓘ surface form: Tisha B'Av fast Western Wall prayers ⓘ
culturalRole	spiritual heart of the Jewish people ⓘ symbol of divine presence ⓘ
destroyed	70 CE ⓘ
destroyedBy	Roman Empire ⓘ
function	center of national religious rituals ⓘ location of priestly service ⓘ place of sacrificial worship ⓘ site of pilgrimage festivals ⓘ
governedBy	High Priest ⓘ priests ⓘ
hasPart	Holy of Holies ⓘ altar of burnt offering ⓘ courtyard ⓘ priestly chambers ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ
influenced	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ
legacy	central theme of Jewish prayer ⓘ focus of Jewish messianic hope ⓘ model for later synagogues ⓘ
locatedIn	Israel ⓘ surface form: Land of Israel
locatedOn	Temple Mount ⓘ
location	Jerusalem ⓘ
mentionedIn	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
observes	Day of Atonement rituals ⓘ Passover pilgrimage ⓘ Shavuot pilgrimage ⓘ Sukkot pilgrimage ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
ritualLaw	Levitical laws ⓘ Torah commandments ⓘ
significance	central sanctuary of ancient Israelite worship ⓘ
symbolizes	covenant between God and Israel ⓘ
usedFor	Torah readings ⓘ festival observance ⓘ offering sacrifices ⓘ prayer ⓘ priestly blessings ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jewish Temple → alsoKnownAs → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Jewish Temple → alsoKnownAs → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Temple

Jewish Temple → alsoKnownAs → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beit HaMikdash

Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple → associatedPlace → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple

pillars Boaz and Jachin → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

subject surface form: Boaz and Jachin

this entity surface form: Solomonic Temple tradition

Churban → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

King Davidic dynasty → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Kodashim → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple

Menorah → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tabernacle

Menorah → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Mount Moriah → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Nehemiah → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Shekhinah → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Sons of Korah → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Temple Mount → associatedWith → Jewish Temple ⓘ

royal court of Judah → associatedWithBuilding → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Sadducees → associatedWithInstitution → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple

Maccabees → associatedWithPlace → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

First fruits (Bikkurim) → broughtTo → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Holy Place → category → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Jerusalem

Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) → centralSanctuary → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple

Three Pilgrimage Festivals → centralSanctuary → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Three Regalim → centralSanctuary → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

land of Moriah → connectedTo → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Yahwism → cultCenter → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Chronicles → emphasizes → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem temple

scribes of Judah → employer → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem temple

Books of Chronicles → focus → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem temple

Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem → hasLocation → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

First Temple in Jerusalem → hasPart → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy of Holies

Second Temple in Jerusalem → housed → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy of Holies

Holy of Holies → locatedIn → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Joshua son of Jehozadak → officeLocation → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Holy Place → partOf → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Shalosh Regalim → pilgrimageDestination → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Jewish feast of Shavuot → pilgrimageDestination → Jewish Temple ⓘ

subject surface form: Shavuot

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Shavuot → pilgrimageDestination → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple (historical)

Sukkot → pilgrimageDestination → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple in ancient times

Kodashim → relatedConcept → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beit HaMikdash

Tisha BAv → relatedTo → Jewish Temple ⓘ

subject surface form: Tisha B'Av

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Kingdom of Judah → sacredSite → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Mark 13 → setting → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Cleansing of the Temple → takesPlaceIn → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple

Cleansing of the Temple → takesPlaceIn → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple in Jerusalem

Belshazzar → usedSacredVesselsFrom → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple

Josiah → worshipCentralPlace → Jewish Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem Temple