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====Construction of Solomon’s Temple (1st Temple: Temple of Solomon)==== | ====Construction of Solomon’s Temple (1st Temple: Temple of Solomon)==== | ||
[[File:Old City of Jerusalem map by Survey of Palestine map 1-2,500.jpg|thumb | left |A map of Jerusalem Temple]] | [[File:Old City of Jerusalem map by Survey of Palestine map 1-2,500.jpg|thumb | left |A map of Jerusalem Temple]] | ||
David passed away, and his son [[Solomon]] became the king of Israel. Solomon began the construction of the temple on Mount Moriah,<ref>[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerusalem-captured-in-first-crusade 1099, Jerusalem captured in First Crusade], July 14, This Day In History, ''History.com''</ref> where his father had purchased a threshing floor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Chronicles+3%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Chronicles 3:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Mount Moriah was located just north of City of David. The construction project was extensive, mobilizing a total of 183,300 people<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Kings+5%3A13-16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Kings 5:13–16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and taking seven and a half years to complete.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+6%3A1%2C+38&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 6:1, 38 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | David passed away, and his son [[Solomon]] became the king of Israel. Solomon began the construction of the temple on Mount Moriah,<ref>[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jerusalem-captured-in-first-crusade 1099, Jerusalem captured in First Crusade], July 14, This Day In History, ''History.com''</ref> where his father had purchased a threshing floor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Chronicles+3%3A1&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Chronicles 3:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Mount Moriah was located just north of the City of David. The construction project was extensive, mobilizing a total of 183,300 people<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Kings+5%3A13-16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=1 Kings 5:13–16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and taking seven and a half years to complete.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+6%3A1%2C+38&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 6:1, 38 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
Mount Moriah, where Solomon built the temple, is the same place where, about 800 years earlier, [[Abraham]] obeyed God’s command to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice. By God’s grace, Abraham sacrificed a ram instead of Isaac.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+22%3A2-13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 22:2–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> In Solomon’s time, the Jerusalem Temple was constructed on Mount Moriah, where sheep sacrifices were conducted. Today, this site is commonly referred to as the Temple Mount.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-wary-ben-gvir-could-inflame-tensions-at-temple-mount-over-ramadan-officials/ US wary Ben Gvir could inflame tensions at Temple Mount over Ramadan — officials], ''Times of Israel'', February 7, 2024</ref> Originally, Mount Zion referred to the location of the City of David, but its meaning later expanded to include the area of Mount Moriah where Solomon built the Jerusalem Temple.<ref>Jerusalem : the biography, Sebag Montefiore, Simon, 2011, pg. 27</ref> | Mount Moriah, where Solomon built the temple, is the same place where, about 800 years earlier, [[Abraham]] obeyed God’s command to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice. By God’s grace, Abraham sacrificed a ram instead of Isaac.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+22%3A2-13&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 22:2–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> In Solomon’s time, the Jerusalem Temple was constructed on Mount Moriah, where sheep sacrifices were conducted. Today, this site is commonly referred to as the Temple Mount.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-wary-ben-gvir-could-inflame-tensions-at-temple-mount-over-ramadan-officials/ US wary Ben Gvir could inflame tensions at Temple Mount over Ramadan — officials], ''Times of Israel'', February 7, 2024</ref> Originally, Mount Zion referred to the location of the City of David, but its meaning later expanded to include the area of Mount Moriah where Solomon built the Jerusalem Temple.<ref>Jerusalem : the biography, Sebag Montefiore, Simon, 2011, pg. 27</ref> | ||