temple of solomon

Thân thiện

A detailed model of the Temple of Solomon stands in a museum exhibit.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A specific historical and religious site: The "Temple of Solomon" refers specifically to the first of the three major Jewish temples built in Jerusalem. It is also used more broadly to refer to the entire series of these temples, which were the central and holiest sites of worship in ancient Judaism.

Usage

• The term is used in historical, archaeological, and religious contexts to discuss the primary center of Jewish worship in antiquity.
• It specifically denotes the temple built by King Solomon, which housed the Ark of the Covenant.
• It is often used in a broader sense to encompass the subsequent temples built on the same site.

Examples

• Proper noun:
  • According to the Bible, the Temple of Solomon was an architectural marvel.
  • The destruction of the Temple of Solomon by the Babylonians was a pivotal event in Jewish history.
  • The Temple of Solomon site, now home to the Dome of the Rock, remains a place of profound religious significance.

Advanced Usage

• "The First Temple": A direct synonym for the Temple of Solomon, distinguishing it from the later Second Temple and Herod's Temple.
  • The Ark of the Covenant was lost after the destruction of the First Temple.
• "Solomon's Temple": An alternative, possessive form of the name.
  • The grandeur of Solomon's Temple is described in the Book of Kings.

Variants and Related Words

• The Second Temple: The temple rebuilt after the Babylonian exile (completed 515 BC).
• Herod's Temple: The massive renovation and expansion of the Second Temple begun by Herod the Great (c. 20 BC).
• The Temple Mount: The elevated platform in Jerusalem which was the site of all the temples.
• The Wailing Wall (Western Wall): A surviving retaining wall from the platform of Herod's Temple, now a holy site of prayer.

Synonyms

• The First Temple
• Solomon's Temple

Related Concepts

• Ark of the Covenant: The sacred chest said to have been housed in the Holy of Holies within the Temple of Solomon.
• Babylonian Exile: The period following the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BC.
• Diaspora: The dispersion of Jewish people, historically linked to the temples' destructions.

Học thuật

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Temple of Jerusalem
• Temple of Solomon