The story of the temple begins with King Solomon's father, King David. He commanded that all of his people should be counted. One day, he saw an angel, sent by God, to strike down all of the people as a punishment for David's pride. King David repented and bought the land where he saw the angel. He gathered treasures from foreign lands and his people to build a great temple to God, but his son Solomon did the actual construction. He went to Hiram, King Tyre in Phoenicia to hire workers since the Jews were not skilled in the arts. He hired experts in masonry, brass working and carpentry. The measurement used to construct the temple was the cubit. Even though there are many different translations of exactly how

In the front courtyard, right before the steps entering the temple was the altar of holocausts. This was a layered structure used to burn goats and other animals for sacrifice. The courtyard also had something called "the sea of molten". It was a large basin used by priests for ritualistically washing themselves before they performed sacrifices.

When Solomon constructed the temple, there wasn't any wall to surround the temple, but later one was constructed by Judas Machabeus to wrap around the entire building and courtyards. It had one door entering into each courtyard.

Solomon's temple was probably one of if not the greatest architectural accomplishment of the ancient Jewish people. After all of the attacks on the temple, the only thing still standing is one of the walls. The Ark of the Covenant, which was kept in the holy of holies, has moved to many different locations and its whereabouts are currently unknown. In ancient times it was a magnificent sight, being made out of rare metals and woods that most of the people had never seen before or ever saw again.

The flat roof was made of beams and planks of cedar wood. Some archaeologists believe that it may have been arched since such a surface would have easily leaked, but records say that it was flat. Both chambers had windows, but they were not made to let light into the rooms, rather, they were made to bring fresh air in and take smoke from the burning incense out.

Many attacks on the temple were made, but most just damaged the str

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