Solomon's Temple

Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple (Hebrew: בֵּית-הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, Bēṯ hamMīqdāš hāRīʾšōn), was a biblical Temple in Jerusalem believed to have existed between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE. It was destroyed during the Siege of Jerusalem in 589–587 BCE, but was later reconstructed as the Second Temple. Today, the Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism.

Depiction of Solomon's Temple by François Vatable.

Quotes

Hebrew Bible

• יְהֹוָ֣ה אָמַ֔ר לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ בָּנֹ֥ה בָנִ֛יתִי בֵּ֥ית זְבֻ֖ל לָ֑ךְ מָכ֥וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֖ עוֹלָמִֽים׃
  • Solomon, in I Kings 8:12–13 (MT)
  • Translation:
    • God has chosen
      To abide in a thick cloud:
      I have now built for You
      A stately House,
      A place where You
      May dwell forever.
      • JPS translation

Miscellaneous

• When the Temple was constructed it was, together with Solomon's palace, by far the most splendid pile of buildings that the Hebrews had ever seen.
  • "Temple of Solomon", Jewish Encyclopedia

See also

• Jerusalem
• Second Temple
• Solomon