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Cleansing of the Temple
The cleansing of the Temple is the event in which Jesus drove the merchants and money changers out of the Temple in Jerusalem. Recorded in all four Gospels, it is read as a passage that raises questions about the true meaning of the Temple and of worship.
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- Court of the GentilesBible
The Court of the Gentiles was the large outermost court of the Jerusalem temple as enlarged by Herod, a space that non-Jews were also permitted to enter. It is commonly understood to be the site where Jesus cleansed the temple.
- MoneychangersBible
The moneychangers were people who, in the time of Jesus, exchanged pilgrims' money within the Temple in Jerusalem for the currency used to pay the Temple tax and to buy sacrificial animals. They appear in the account of Jesus' cleansing of the Temple.
- Parable of the Two SonsBible
The Parable of the Two Sons is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 21:28-32. It contrasts a son who refused his father's request but afterward changed his mind and went to work with a son who said he would go but did not.
- Luke 19Bible
Luke 19 contains the account of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector who welcomed Jesus in Jericho; the parable of the minas; the entry into Jerusalem; Jesus weeping over Jerusalem; and the cleansing of the temple.
- 2 Chronicles 30Bible
2 Chronicles 30 records how Hezekiah, king of Judah, summoned all Israel, both north and south, to Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month, followed by a great festival lasting two weeks.
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