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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3908258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solomon's Temple Context triple: [Mount Moriah, associatedWith, Solomon's Temple]
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A.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is the largest and most important religious sanctuary in the Hittite capital of Hattusa, dedicated primarily to the storm god and the sun goddess.
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B.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is a monumental archaeological complex in Petra, Jordan, featuring grand colonnades, stairways, and courtyards that reflect the architectural sophistication of the Nabataean civilization.
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C.
Tabernacle of David
The Tabernacle of David was a tent in Jerusalem where King David placed the Ark of the Covenant and established a distinctive form of worship featuring continual praise and music before God.
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D.
Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites as a dwelling place for God's presence during their wilderness journey, prior to the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Second Temple in Jerusalem
The Second Temple in Jerusalem was the central Jewish sanctuary rebuilt after the Babylonian exile and stood as the focal point of Jewish religious life until its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Solomon's Temple Target entity description: 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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A.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is the largest and most important religious sanctuary in the Hittite capital of Hattusa, dedicated primarily to the storm god and the sun goddess.
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B.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is a monumental archaeological complex in Petra, Jordan, featuring grand colonnades, stairways, and courtyards that reflect the architectural sophistication of the Nabataean civilization.
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C.
Tabernacle of David
The Tabernacle of David was a tent in Jerusalem where King David placed the Ark of the Covenant and established a distinctive form of worship featuring continual praise and music before God.
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D.
Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary used by the Israelites as a dwelling place for God's presence during their wilderness journey, prior to the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Second Temple in Jerusalem
The Second Temple in Jerusalem was the central Jewish sanctuary rebuilt after the Babylonian exile and stood as the focal point of Jewish religious life until its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Solomon's Temple Description of subject: 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.
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