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Definition of Temple of Jerusalem

1. Noun. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temple Of Jerusalem

Literary usage of Temple of Jerusalem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"God is the author of the Mosaic law; he is an enthusiastic admirer of the Temple of Jerusalem, the Jewish land and people, and its holy laws and learned ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Temple of Jerusalem.—The word "temple " is derived from the Latin templum, signifying an uncovered place affording a view of the surrounding region; ..."

3. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1875)
"... with Palestine—Judaea finally annexed to the province of Syria— Caligula threatens to place his statue in the Temple of Jerusalem — Claudius humours the ..."

4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"Tie religion of Julian — Universal toleration — He attempts <o restore and reform the pagan worship — to rebuild the temple of Jerusalem — His artful ..."

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