Solomon's Temple

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Solomon's Temple was the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem, renowned as a monumental center of ancient Israelite worship and the housing place of the Ark of the Covenant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Temple
Jewish temple
ancient temple
alsoKnownAs First Temple in Jerusalem
surface form: First Temple

Solomon's Temple
surface form: Temple of Solomon
architecturalStyle ancient Near Eastern temple architecture
associatedText Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Talmud
associatedWith House of David
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
surface form: United Monarchy of Israel
attributedTo Solomon
biblicalBookDescribingConstruction 1 Kings
2 Chronicles
builder King Solomon
constructionStart 10th century BCE
country Kingdom of Judah
culturalImpact influential motif in Christian theology
major symbol in Jewish religious thought
referenced in Islamic tradition as part of Bayt al-Maqdis
dedicatedTo Adonai
surface form: Yahweh
destroyedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
surface form: Babylonian Empire

Nebuchadnezzar II
destructionDate 586 BCE
destructionEvent Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)
estimatedCompletion 10th century BCE
governedBy Aaronic priesthood
hasPart Holy Place
Holy of Holies
Sea of cast metal (molten sea)
bronze altar
inner court
outer court
two bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz
heritage sacred site in Jewish collective memory
housed Ark of the Covenant
liturgicalRole location of priestly sacrificial system
site of pilgrimage festivals
locatedIn Jerusalem
locatedOn Temple Mount
materialUsed cedar wood
gold overlay
stone
primaryFunction central sanctuary of ancient Israelite worship
housing place of the Ark of the Covenant
religiousSignificance central place of sacrifice in ancient Israel
symbol of God's presence with Israel
religiousTradition Judaism
status destroyed
successor Second Temple in Jerusalem
surface form: Second Temple

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Mount Moriah associatedWith Solomon's Temple
land of Moriah connectedTo Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple (traditional view)
1 Kings containsEvent Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem
Tabernacle of David followedBy Solomon's Temple
Poole’s Cavern near Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple
Most Holy Place locatedInStructure Solomon's Temple
Priestly family of Zadok basedIn Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: First Temple
Priestly family of Zadok associatedWith Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Solomonic Temple
entrance of Solomon’s Temple partOf Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple
Yakhin isAssociatedWith Solomon's Temple
Legend of Hiram Abiff associatedWith Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon
Hiram Abiff notableWork Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: King Solomon’s Temple
Rite Français hasSymbolism Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon
Rite of Perfection hasTheme Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon
Solomon's Temple alsoKnownAs Solomon's Temple
this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon
Moriah associatedWithStructure Solomon's Temple