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Second Temple

The Second Temple (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ‎ הַשֵּׁנִי, romanized: Bēṯ hamMīqdāš hašŠēnī, lit. 'Second House of the Sanctum') was the temple in Jerusalem that replaced Solomon's Temple, which was destroyed during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in 587 BCE. The Second Temple was constructed around 516 BCE and later enhanced by Herod the Great around…

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Location
Temple Mount
Affiliation
Judaism
Archaeologists
Charles Warren, Benjamin Mazar, Ronny Reich, Eli Shukron, Yaakov Billig
Completed
c. 516 BCE (original) c. 18 CE (Herodian)
Country
Achaemenid Empire (first) Roman Empire (last)
Deity
Yahweh

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Architecture of Herod's Temple

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Archaeology

Destruction of the Temple

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Second Temple

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related to Modern sources · 122
Second Temple → Abadi, Ancient Judaism, Anthropological Sciences, Antonine Age, Archaeological, Bahat, Bartłomiej, Brill, Cambridge University Press, Catherine, Christian Communal Identities, Collected Essays, Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum, CS1, Cultural, Dan, David, Davies, Despoina, Doering
related to Further reading · 36
Second Temple → Bible, Clark, Fortress, George, Grabbe, Historical, History, Hoboken, Jewish Literature, Jewish People, Jews, Judaism, KTAV, Lawrence, Lester, Literary Introduction, Michael, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mishnah
related to In rabbinic literature · 23
Second Temple → According, AM, Ark, Babylonian Talmud, BCE, CE, First Temple, Foundation Stone, God, High Priest, In, Kodashim, Middot, Mishnah, Ruach HaKodesh, Seder Olam Rabbah, Shekhinah, Tamid, Temple, The
related to External links · 15
Second Temple → Dinur Center, HerodJewish Encyclopedia, History Resource Center, JerusalemJewish Encyclopedia, Jewish History, Project, Research, Second Temple JudaismPBS Frontline, Talmudic Era Archived, Temple, Temple CulturePicture, The Hebrew University, The Online Encyclopedia, The Second4 Enoch, Wayback Machine The Jewish
related to Legacy · 15
Second Temple → Av, Avodah, First, High Priest's, Jerusalem, Jewish, Jews, Leading, One, Second Temples, Temple, The, The Nine Days, Tisha B'Av, Yom Kippur
related to Architecture of Herod's Temple · 13
Second Temple → CE, Dead Sea Scrolls, Flavius Josephus, Jerusalem, Josephus, Lawrence Schiffman, Middot, Mishnah, Roman Empire, Temple, Temple Scroll, The, The Second Temple
related to Renovations under Herod · 13
Second Temple → According, BCE, During, Herod, Herod's Temple, In, Jerusalem, Josephus, Judaea, Later, Temple, The, Zerubbabel
see also · 9
Second Temple → Archaeological, BibleList, Jerusalem TempleHerodian, JerusalemTimeline, Jewish, Jewish TempleTemple, Peace, Roman, RomeTemple
related to Archaeology · 6
Second Temple → Archaeological, Foundational, Islamic, Sir Charles Warren, Temple, Temple Mount
related to Floor tiling from courts · 2
Second Temple → More, Temple Mount Sifting Project

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Second TempleAffiliationJudaism1.00infobox
Second TempleArchaeologistsCharles Warren, Benjamin Mazar, Ronny Reich, Eli Shukron, Yaakov Billig1.00infobox
Second TempleCompletedc. 516 BCE (original) c. 18 CE (Herodian)1.00infobox
Second TempleCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Second TempleCountryAchaemenid Empire (first) Roman Empire (last)1.00infobox
Second TempleDeityYahweh1.00infobox
Second TempleDestroyed70 CE (Roman siege)1.00infobox
Second TempleExcavation dates1930, 1967, 1968, 1970–1978, 1996–1999, 20071.00infobox
Second TempleFounderZerubbabel; refurbished by Herod the Great1.00infobox
Second TempleHeight (max)c. 46 metres (151 ft)1.00infobox
Second TempleLeadershipHigh Priest of Israel1.00infobox
Second TempleLocationTemple Mount1.00infobox
Second TempleMaterialsJerusalem limestone1.00infobox
Second TempleMunicipalityJerusalem1.00infobox
Second TemplePresent-day siteDome of the Rock1.00infobox
Second TemplePublic accessLimited; see Temple Mount entry restrictions1.00infobox
Second TempleRegionLand of Israel1.00infobox
Second TempleStateYehud Medinata (first) Judaea (last)1.00infobox

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