First Temple in Jerusalem

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Jewish holy sanctuary ancient temple religious building

The First Temple in Jerusalem was the ancient Jewish holy sanctuary built by King Solomon that served as the central place of worship and sacrifice until its destruction by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
First Temple	28
First Temple in Jerusalem canonical	8
Solomon’s Temple	6
Temple of Solomon	6
Solomon's Temple	3
Building of King Solomon’s Temple	1
First Temple of Jerusalem	1
FirstTemple	1
Temple of Baal in Jerusalem	1
Temple of Solomon (symbolically)	1
בית המקדש הראשון	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35373 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Temple in Jerusalem
Context triple: [Judaism, hasHistoricalTemple, First Temple in Jerusalem]

A. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
B. Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
C. Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave, also known as the Cave of Machpelah, is an ancient burial site in Hebron revered in Judaism as the resting place of the biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.
D. Roman destruction of the Second Temple
The Roman destruction of the Second Temple was the 70 CE siege and razing of Jerusalem’s central Jewish sanctuary by Roman forces, a watershed event that reshaped Jewish religious life and diaspora history.
E. Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Temple in Jerusalem
Target entity description: The First Temple in Jerusalem was the ancient Jewish holy sanctuary built by King Solomon that served as the central place of worship and sacrifice until its destruction by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.

A. Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
B. Western Wall
The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
C. Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave, also known as the Cave of Machpelah, is an ancient burial site in Hebron revered in Judaism as the resting place of the biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.
D. Roman destruction of the Second Temple
The Roman destruction of the Second Temple was the 70 CE siege and razing of Jerusalem’s central Jewish sanctuary by Roman forces, a watershed event that reshaped Jewish religious life and diaspora history.
E. Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish holy sanctuary ⓘ ancient temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Temple ⓘ linked to: First Temple in Jerusalem Solomon's Temple ⓘ linked to: First Temple in Jerusalem
architecturalStyle	ancient Near Eastern temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	King Davidic dynasty ⓘ Zion theology ⓘ
builder	King Solomon ⓘ
causeOfDestruction	Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Babylonian exile
commissionedBy	King David ⓘ
countryAtTimeOfConstruction	Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
dateOfDestruction	586 BCE ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Yahweh ⓘ linked to: God
describedIn	Book of Chronicles ⓘ linked to: Books of Chronicles Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Kings ⓘ linked to: Books of Kings
destroyedBy	King Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ linked to: Nebuchadnezzar II Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
endTime	586 BCE ⓘ
function	central place of worship ⓘ housing the Ark of the Covenant ⓘ pilgrimage center ⓘ place of sacrifice ⓘ
governedBy	Aaronic priesthood ⓘ
hasPart	Holy Place ⓘ Holy of Holies ⓘ linked to: Jewish Temple Ulam (porch) ⓘ altar of burnt offering ⓘ bronze Sea ⓘ bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz ⓘ inner court ⓘ outer court ⓘ
heritageStatus	sacred site in Jewish tradition ⓘ
housed	Ark of the Covenant ⓘ
inception	10th century BCE ⓘ
liturgicalRole	site of major Jewish festivals ⓘ
location	Jerusalem ⓘ Temple Mount ⓘ
mainRituals	animal sacrifices ⓘ incense offerings ⓘ priestly blessings ⓘ
patron	King Solomon ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
sacredTextPrimarySource	Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
significance	central sanctuary of ancient Israelite religion ⓘ symbol of God's presence among Israelites ⓘ
startTime	10th century BCE ⓘ
successor	Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ

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