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Construction of Solomon's Temple

Type Event Region Levant Time c. -967–-957

Around 957 BCE, King Solomon built the First Temple (Solomon's Temple) on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem as the central place of worship for the united Ki…

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  1. c. -967–-965Jerusalem · JerusalemSolomon requested Lebanese cedar and skilled craftsmen from King Hiram of Tyre, and conscripted Israelite labor to quarry and prepare materials, laying the material and human foundation for the temple project.
  2. c. -965–-958Mount Moriah · JerusalemPhoenician craftsmen and Israelite laborers built the main hall, inner sanctuary, and courtyards on Mount Moriah, using building materials such as cedar wood and limestone, following the traditional layout of ritual spaces.
  3. c. -957Solomon's Temple · JerusalemAfter the temple was completed, a dedication ceremony was held, the Ark of the Covenant was moved into the Holy of Holies, Jerusalem was established as the center of Israelite monotheistic worship, and the First Temple became the core symbol of Jewish religious life thereafter.

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