temple of jerusalem

Noun
  1. Any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship;
    The first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC;
    The second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70;
    All that remains is the Wailing Wall (synset 104415465)
    is an instance of: synagogue, tabernacle, temple - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
    is a part of: capital of israel, jerusalem - capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
    same as: temple of solomon

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