Temple of Jerusalem (n)
Temple of Solomon (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship
def the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
def the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70
def all that remains is the Wailing Wall
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Instance Hypernym synagogue, temple, tabernacle
Part holonym Jerusalem, capital of Israel
Incoming links
Instance Hyponym synagogue, temple, tabernacle
Part meronym Jerusalem, capital of Israel

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