Bible dictionary for children
Temple
The temple was a central place of worship in Jerusalem.
In simple words
What does it mean?
The temple was a central place of worship in Jerusalem. Bible history describes different periods of its building, destruction and rebuilding.
First Kings describes Solomon beginning the temple. This is not the same building stage as the temple visited by Jesus centuries later.
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Solomon Builds the Temple
1 Kings 5:1–6:38; 1 Kings 7:13–51; 2 Chronicles 2:1–4:22
Solomon gathered workers and materials and built a temple for the name of Yahweh with great care and skill.
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Related reading: 1 Kings 6:1
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build Yahweh’s house.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
