King Solomon, according to the Bible, built the First Temple of the Jews on this mountaintop circa 1000 B.C., only to have it torn down 400 years later by troops commanded by the Babylonian king ...

The southern Temple vision is not just a return to a more accurate physical location — it is a spiritual rejection of ...

According to the First Book of Kings, King Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem to house the ark. It was venerated there during Solomon's reign (c. 970-930 B.C.) and beyond. Then it vanished.

He used this money to build the First Temple. The Bible speaks of his wealth extensively in 2 Chronicles 9:13-29: The weight ...