a place of worship The Temple in Hebrew religion was a permanent structure in Jerusalem, built by Solomon as a substitute for the tent of worship that the Israelites had used in the wilderness and continued to use through David's reign This temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587- 86 B C A second Temple was constructed under Ezra and Nehemiah in the fifth century, after the return from the Exile See Second Temple
The central place of Jewish worship David wanted a "house for God's Tabernacle" and his son Solomon build the first temple Rebuild Temple - After the 70 years in Exile the temple was rebuild but not in it original splendor
The Israelite or Jewish temple to Yhwh, found in Jerusalem, and destroyed both in 587 BCE and (finally) in 70 CE
first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the Lord" (1 Sam 1: 9) In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ's human body (John 2: 19, 21) Believers are called "the temple of God" (1 Cor 3: 16, 17) The Church is designated "an holy temple in the Lord" (Eph 2: 21) Heaven is also called a temple (Rev 7: 5) We read also of the heathen "temple of the great goddess Diana" (Acts 19: 27)
A place of worship; in the ancient world, temples were the centers of outward religious life, places at which public religious observances were normally conducted by the priestly professionals; in Israel there were many temples in various locations, but the temple in Jerusalem built by Solomon eventually became the central and only authorized place to worship Yahweh; first built by king Solomon around 950 B C E , it was destroyed by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in 587 B C E , and rebuilt about 70 years later; it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 C E ; the site of the ancient Jewish Temple is now occupied, in part, by the golden domed Mosque of Omar; in recent times, "temple" has come to be used synonymously with synagogue in some Jewish usage See Chapter 9
(stretcher) Adjustable wooden or metal bar with sharp points placed on the woven web to keep the width constant and the sett the same across the web To see a photo of a temple, go to temple