Ancient Jewish History: The Temples (Beit HaMikdash)

Artists rendering of Solomon's Temple

First Temple (10th Century- 587 BCE)

• Background & Overview
• Living in Jerusalem
• Foods of the Period
• Sites in Jerusalem
• Babylonian Exile (597-538 BCE)
• After the Exile (538-332 BCE)

Second Temple (516 BCE - 70 CE)

• Background & Overview
  • Second Temple High Priests
• Living in Jerusalem
• The Great Revolt
• Destruction of the Second Temple
  • Map of the Roman Exile

Artifacts & Activites

• The Great Menorah
• Ark of the Covenant
• Sacrifices & Offerings

Reference

• The Temple Mount
• The Western Wall
• City of David
• The Temples in Islamic Literature

Archaeology

• Second Temple Period Burial Sites & Tombs
• Second Temple Period Ritual Bath Uncovered (April 2013)
• First Temple Period Reservoir Discovered under Western Wall (September 2012)
• Seal from First Temple Revealed Found (May 2012)
• Second Temple Period Purity Voucher Discovered (December 2011)
• Second Temple Period Gold Bell Discovered (July 2011)
• First Temple Period Building Exposed on Temple Mount (March 2008)