Temple of Solomon

עברית: בית המקדש הראשון או מקדש שלמה

According to the Bible, Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, was the Holy Temple in ancient Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount (also known as Mount Zion), before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of Jerusalem of 587 BC.

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  Modern artistic depiction, at the Israel Museum
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  Hartmann Schedel, 1493

Reconstructions of plan and section

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  Based on the assumption that the two bronze pillars sat on top of the temple entrance
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  Based on the design of other temples built by Phoenician designers, in which the two bronze pillars were at the side
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  Based on the design of other temples built by Phoenician designers, in which the two bronze pillars were at the side

Furniture

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  The design of the Brass Lavers
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  The brass "sea"
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  The brass "sea"
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  "Jachin" and "Boaz" - on the left is one possible form of the two pillars, on the right is the other possible form