Dedication of the Temple

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The Dedication of the Temple is the biblical ceremony in which King Solomon consecrates the newly built Temple in Jerusalem to God, marked by sacrifices, prayers, and the manifestation of divine glory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament event ⓘ
biblical event ⓘ
religious ceremony ⓘ
causesReaction priests unable to stand to minister ⓘ
describedIn 1 Kings 8 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 5 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 6 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 7 ⓘ
duration seven additional days of feast ⓘ
seven days of dedication ⓘ
featuresGroup Levites ⓘ
linked to: Tribe of Levi

all Israel ⓘ
priests ⓘ
featuresObject Ark of the Covenant ⓘ
altar of burnt offering ⓘ
followsEvent construction of Solomon's Temple ⓘ
hasComponent Solomon's dedicatory prayer ⓘ
blessing of the people ⓘ
manifestation of divine glory ⓘ
procession of the Ark of the Covenant ⓘ
sacrificial offerings ⓘ
hasMainFigure King Solomon ⓘ
hasRitualAction blessing pronounced by Solomon ⓘ
offering of burnt offerings ⓘ
offering of peace offerings ⓘ
prayer of dedication ⓘ
sacrifice of sheep and oxen ⓘ
hasSign cloud filling the house of the Lord ⓘ
glory of the Lord filling the Temple ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme God's choice of Jerusalem ⓘ
centralization of worship ⓘ
covenant faithfulness ⓘ
divine presence ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ
includesPetition prayer for God to hear from heaven ⓘ
prayer for deliverance from famine and plague ⓘ
prayer for foreigners who pray toward the Temple ⓘ
prayer for forgiveness when Israel sins ⓘ
prayer for victory in battle ⓘ
includesSpeech Solomon's address to the assembly of Israel ⓘ
Solomon's prayer toward the altar of the Lord ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
significance consecration of the first Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
establishment of the Temple as central place of worship for Israel ⓘ
takesPlaceAt Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Jewish Temple
takesPlaceIn Jerusalem ⓘ
timeAssociatedWith Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) ⓘ
linked to: Sukkot

Feast of the Seventh Month ⓘ
seventh month of the Hebrew calendar ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1 Kings → containsEvent → Dedication of the Temple ⓘ
Dedication of the Temple → hasComponent → Solomon's dedicatory prayer ⓘ
linked to: Dedication of the Temple
Dedication of the Temple → includesSpeech → Solomon's address to the assembly of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Dedication of the Temple
Dedication of the Temple → includesSpeech → Solomon's prayer toward the altar of the Lord ⓘ
linked to: Dedication of the Temple