First Temple in Jerusalem

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_Temple_in_Jerusalem
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ruins
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Solomon's_Temple
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Shavuot
gptkb:Sukkot
gptkbp:architecturalStyle ancient Israelite
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Temple_Mount
gptkbp:associatedWithProphet gptkb:Isaiah
gptkb:Jeremiah
gptkbp:biblicalBookDescribingConstruction gptkb:1_Kings
gptkb:2_Chronicles
gptkbp:biblicalTribeResponsible gptkb:Tribe_of_Levi_(priestly_duties)
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:King_Solomon
gptkbp:constructionStartYear circa 957 BCE
gptkbp:decoratedWith gold, cedar, olive wood
gptkbp:destroyedAsPunishmentFor Israelite sins (according to biblical narrative)
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Babylonian_Exile
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Nebuchadnezzar_II
gptkb:Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BCE)
586 BCE
6th century BCE
gptkbp:dimensions approx. 60 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, 30 cubits high
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:King_David_(preparations)
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:Kohanim
gptkbp:highPriest gptkb:Zadok
gptkbp:housedIn gptkb:Ark_of_the_Covenant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Temple in Jerusalem
gptkbp:innerSanctum gptkb:Holy_of_Holies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:outerCourts gptkb:Court_of_the_Priests
gptkbp:pilgrimageSite Yes
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:chapel
gptkbp:purpose Jewish worship
gptkbp:referredToIn gptkb:Book_of_Kings
Book of Chronicles
gptkbp:relicsLost gptkb:Ark_of_the_Covenant
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:sacredStatus holiest site in Judaism
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:chapel
gptkb:Altar_of_Incense
gptkb:Table_of_Showbread
gptkbp:sacrificesPerformed animal sacrifices
gptkbp:sacrificialSystem centralized
gptkbp:significance central place of worship for Israelites
gptkbp:siteToday gptkb:Temple_Mount,_Jerusalem
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Second_Temple
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solomon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5