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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solomon's Temple canonical | 6 |
| Temple of Solomon | 4 |
| Solomon’s Temple | 2 |
| Construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem | 1 |
| First Temple | 1 |
| King Solomon’s Temple | 1 |
| Solomonic Temple | 1 |
| Solomon’s Temple (traditional view) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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
|
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Solomon’s Temple (traditional view)
this entity surface form:
Construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem
this entity surface form:
Solomon’s Temple
this entity surface form:
First Temple
this entity surface form:
Solomonic Temple
this entity surface form:
Solomon’s Temple
this entity surface form:
Temple of Solomon
this entity surface form:
King Solomon’s Temple
this entity surface form:
Temple of Solomon
this entity surface form:
Temple of Solomon
this entity surface form:
Temple of Solomon