First Temple in Jerusalem

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Jewish holy sanctuary ancient temple religious building

The First Temple in Jerusalem was the ancient Jewish holy sanctuary built by King Solomon that served as the central place of worship and sacrifice until its destruction by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
First Temple	13
Solomon’s Temple	6
Temple of Solomon	6
Solomon's Temple	3
Building of King Solomon’s Temple	1
FirstTemple	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish holy sanctuary ⓘ ancient temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: First Temple First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Solomon's Temple
architecturalStyle	ancient Near Eastern temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	King Davidic dynasty ⓘ Zion theology ⓘ
builder	King Solomon ⓘ
causeOfDestruction	Babylonian exile ⓘ surface form: Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem
commissionedBy	King David ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfConstruction	Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
dateOfDestruction	586 BCE ⓘ
dedicatedTo	God ⓘ surface form: Yahweh
describedIn	Books of Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Book of Chronicles Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Books of Kings ⓘ surface form: Book of Kings
destroyedBy	Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ surface form: King Nebuchadnezzar II Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
endTime	586 BCE ⓘ
function	central place of worship ⓘ housing the Ark of the Covenant ⓘ pilgrimage center ⓘ place of sacrifice ⓘ
governedBy	Aaronic priesthood ⓘ
hasPart	Holy Place ⓘ Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Holy of Holies Ulam (porch) ⓘ altar of burnt offering ⓘ bronze Sea ⓘ bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz ⓘ inner court ⓘ outer court ⓘ
heritageStatus	sacred site in Jewish tradition ⓘ
housed	Ark of the Covenant ⓘ
inception	10th century BCE ⓘ
liturgicalRole	site of major Jewish festivals ⓘ
location	Jerusalem ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ
mainRituals	animal sacrifices ⓘ incense offerings ⓘ priestly blessings ⓘ
patron	King Solomon ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
sacredTextPrimarySource	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
significance	central sanctuary of ancient Israelite religion ⓘ symbol of God's presence among Israelites ⓘ
startTime	10th century BCE ⓘ
successor	Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

First Temple in Jerusalem → alsoKnownAs → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon's Temple

First Temple in Jerusalem → alsoKnownAs → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Boaz → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple

Boaz → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Holy Place → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Jachin → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple

King Davidic dynasty → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

King of Judah → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon

Mount Moriah → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Temple Mount → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon's Temple

legend of Hiram Abiff (in most traditions) → associatedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

subject surface form: legend of Hiram Abiff

this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple

Sulayman → built → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: FirstTemple

Boaz → category → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple

Israelites → centralSanctuary → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

King Solomon → constructed → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

Shlomo → constructed → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → destroyed → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple

Boaz → destroyedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon’s Temple

Holy of Holies → destroyedWith → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Judaism → hasHistoricalTemple → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

Freemasons → hasTheme → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Building of King Solomon’s Temple

Ark of the Covenant → housedIn → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon

Ark of the Covenant → locatedIn → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

pillars Boaz and Jachin → locatedIn → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

subject surface form: Boaz

this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon

pillars Boaz and Jachin → locatedIn → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

subject surface form: Boaz and Jachin

this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon

pillars Boaz and Jachin → locatedIn → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

subject surface form: Jachin

this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon

King Solomon → notableWork → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Solomon

Second Temple in Jerusalem → precededBy → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Aaronic priesthood → religiousBuildingUsed → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Tribe of Levi → religiousCenterAssociation → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Kingdom of Judah → sacredSite → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple

Josiah → temple → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: Solomon's Temple

Table of the Shewbread → usedIn → First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Temple