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      • The Temple in Jerusalem was originally built in ancient Jerusalem in c. tenth century B.C.E.
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  2. Temple of Jerusalem was either of two temples that were the center of worship and national identity in ancient Israel. The First Temple was completed in 957 BCE and destroyed by the Babylonians in 587/586 BCE. The Second Temple was completed in 515 BCE and destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE.

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  3. Islamic tradition says that a temple was first built on the Temple Mount by Solomon, the son of David. After the destruction of the second temple, it was rebuilt by the second Rashidun Caliph, Omar, which stands until today as Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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    1000 BCE - King David Conquers Jerusalem; Declares City Capital of Jewish Kingdom
    960 BCE - David's Son, King Solomon, Builds First Jewish Temple
    721 BCE - Assyrians Conquer Samaria; Refugees Flee to Jerusalem and City Expands onto Western Hill
    701 BCE - Assyrian Ruler SennacheribLays Seige to Jerusalem
    539 BCE - Persian Ruler Cyrus the GreatConquers Babylonian Empire, Including Jerusalem
    516 BCE - Cyrus Permits Jews in Babylonian Exile to Return to Jerusalem; Second TempleBuilt
    445-425 BCE - Nehemiahthe Prophet Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem; City Confined to Eastern Hill
    332 BCE - Greek Leader Alexander the Great Conquers Judeaand Jerusalem
    332-141 BCE - Ptolemaic and SeleucidRule in Jerusalem
    141 BCE - HasmoneanDynasty Begins; Jerusalem Again Expands Limits to Western Hill
    63 BCE - Roman General Pompey captures Jerusalem
    37 BCE - King Herod Restructures Second Temple, Adds Retaining Walls
    30 CE - JesusCrucified by Romans in Jerusalem
    70 CE - Roman Forces Destroy Jerusalem and Demolish Second Temple
    135 CE - Jerusalem Rebuilt as a Roman City
    335 CE - Church of the Holy SepulchreBuilt
    614 CE - Persians Capture Jerusalem
    629 CE - ByzantineChristians Recapture Jerusalem from Persians
    638 CE - Caliph OmarEnters Jerusalem
    661-750 CE - Jerusalem Ruled Under UmayyadDynasty
    691 CE - Dome of the RockBuilt on Site of Destroyed Jewish Temples
    750-974 CE - Jerusalem Ruled Under AbassidDynasty
    1187 CE - SaladinCaptures Jerusalem from Crusaders
    1229-1244 CE - Crusaders Briefly Recapture Jerusalem Two Times
    1517 - Ottoman EmpireCaptures Jerusalem
    1538-1541 - Suleiman the MagnificentRebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem
  4. Jan 6, 2016 · Although the Temple is referred to as a single institution here, it is important to note that the Jerusalem Temple was rebuilt at least three times in antiquity. The first was erected under Solomon, as is described in great detail within 1 Kings 5-6, approximately during the 10th century BCE.

    • There were actually two Temples on the same spot. The first Temple, built by King Solomon in approximately 1000 BCE, was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
    • The Temple was built on a mountain that goes by many names. Jerusalem is in the hill country. The Temple was situated on one particular rise that goes by many names in the Hebrew scriptures.
    • The Temple stood on the spot where the world began. According to the Talmud, on the top of Mount Moriah is a foundation stone from which God created the whole world (Yoma 54b).
    • The exact location of the Temple is still debated today. The Temple definitely stood on the Temple Mount — that has always been an agreed fact and has been confirmed by archaeologists.
  5. The Temple in Jerusalem was originally built in ancient Jerusalem in c. tenth century B.C.E. Also known as Solomon's Temple , it was the national center of Israelite religious life, especially for the offering of sacrifices, but also as a cultural and intellectual center.

  6. According to the narrative in Islam, the Temple in Jerusalem was originally a mosque commissioned by Solomon and built by jinn on the commandment of Allah, with the purpose of serving as the qibla of the Israelites.