temple of jerusalem
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1. any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; 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; 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; all that remains is the Wailing Wall (noun.artifact)
| instance hypernym | : | synagogue, tabernacle, temple, |
| definition | : | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | capital of israel, jerusalem, |
| definition | : | capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom (noun.location) |
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