Second Temple in Jerusalem

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The Second Temple in Jerusalem was the central Jewish sanctuary rebuilt after the Babylonian exile and stood as the focal point of Jewish religious life until its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish temple
destroyed building
religious building
administrativeLanguage Aramaic
architecturalStyle Second Temple architecture
associatedGroup Essenes
Pharisees
Sadducees
Zealots
associatedWith Joshua son of Jehozadak
Zerubbabel
prophet Haggai
prophet Zechariah
centralFunction central sanctuary of Judaism
pilgrimage center
site of sacrificial worship
completedBefore 70 CE
constructionBegan late 6th century BCE
country Judea
dedicatedTo God of Israel
linked to: God
destroyedBy Roman Empire
Roman legions under Titus
linked to: Roman legion
destroyedDuring First Jewish–Roman War
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars
destructionYear 70 CE
followedBy Herodian Temple complex
linked to: Herodian enclosure
governedBy high priest
housed Holy of Holies
linked to: Jewish Temple

altar of burnt offering
languageOfRitual Hebrew
legacy Western Wall as surviving retaining wall
linked to: Western Wall
locatedIn Jerusalem
locatedOn Temple Mount
majorRenovationBy Herod the Great
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

New Testament
writings of Josephus
partOf Second Temple period
pilgrimageFestivalsObserved Passover
Shavuot
Sukkot
precededBy First Temple
rebuiltAfter Babylonian exile
rebuiltUnder Cyrus the Great
Darius I of Persia
Persian rule
religion Judaism
renovationBegan late 1st century BCE
significance focal point of Jewish religious life
symbol of Jewish national identity

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Judaism hasHistoricalTemple Second Temple in Jerusalem
Roman destruction of the Second Temple notableStructureDestroyed Second Temple
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Temple Mount associatedWith Herod's Temple
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First Temple in Jerusalem successor Second Temple in Jerusalem
Second Temple Judaism centralPlaceOfWorship Second Temple
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Return to Zion centralInstitution Second Temple
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Herod the Great associatedWith Second Temple
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Sulayman built TempleInJerusalem
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Holy Place associatedWith Second Temple
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Aaronic priesthood religiousBuildingUsed Second Temple
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Kodashim associatedWith Second Temple
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Zerubbabel oversawConstructionOf Second Temple in Jerusalem
Joshua son of Jehozadak activity Rebuilding of the Second Temple
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Joshua son of Jehozadak placeOfActivity Second Temple in Jerusalem
Table of the Shewbread usedIn Second Temple
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Tribe of Levi religiousCenterAssociation Second Temple
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Holy of Holies partOf Temple of Solomon
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Holy of Holies partOf Second Temple
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Holy of Holies destroyedWith Second Temple
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Mount Moriah associatedWith Second Temple
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land of Moriah connectedTo Second Temple (traditional view)
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Aristobulus I associatedWith Temple in Jerusalem
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Simon Thassi religiousBuildingManaged Second Temple in Jerusalem
Luke 24 locationMentioned the temple in Jerusalem
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Caiaphas servedIn Jerusalem Temple
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Caiaphas associatedWithPlace Second Temple
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Book of Haggai associatedWith Second Temple
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Most Holy Place locatedInStructure Second Temple
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Foundation Stone associatedWithBuilding Second Temple
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Middot describes Second Temple
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Yehud (Persian province) centralInstitution Second Temple in Jerusalem
Sheshbazzar associatedWithStructure Second Temple in Jerusalem
High Priest of the returned exiles centralInstitution Second Temple in Jerusalem
Priestly family of Zadok basedIn Second Temple
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Joiakim son of Jeshua associatedWith Second Temple in Jerusalem
Herodian street partOf Second Temple period Jerusalem
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Herodian street associatedWith Second Temple
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Bein haMetzarim associatedWith Second Temple in Jerusalem
Seleucus IV Philopator associatedWith Temple in Jerusalem
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Korban Musaf offeredAt Second Temple
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Sanhedrin associatedWithBuilding Second Temple
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Solomon's Temple successor Second Temple
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מוריה associatedWithStructure בית המקדש השני
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Har HaBayit wasSiteOf Second Temple
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Simon ben Boethus officeLocation Jerusalem Temple
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Hellenistic–Roman Judea hasKeySite Jerusalem Second Temple
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