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• Temple in Jerusalem

  The Temple in Jerusalem was ancient Israel's central building for the worship of God in Jerusalem. First built by Solomon, it was rebuilt after the Babylonians destroyed it and was finally destroyed by the Roman army in AD 70.

• Temple Veil

  The temple veil was the curtain that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place in the tabernacle and the Jerusalem temple. Only the high priest could pass behind it, and only once a year. The Gospels record that the veil was torn when Jesus died.

• Veil (Tabernacle and Temple)

  The veil was the curtain that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place in the tabernacle and the Jerusalem temple. The Gospels record that the veil of the temple was torn when Jesus died on the cross.

• Court of the Gentiles

  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 as the site where Jesus cleansed the temple.

• Solomon's Porch

  Solomon's Porch was a roofed colonnade along the outer court of the Jerusalem Temple in New Testament times. Scripture presents it as the place where Jesus walked during the Feast of Dedication and where the believers of the early church gathered.

• Urijah (Priest)

  Urijah was a priest of the Jerusalem temple during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah. At the king's command he built a new altar in the temple modeled on an altar in Damascus, and in Isaiah 8 he is named as a "faithful witness" to Isaiah's prophecy.

• Joshua (High Priest)

  Joshua was the high priest who led the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Jehozadak and appears as "Jeshua" in Ezra and Nehemiah.

• Ezekiel 11

  Ezekiel 11 is the final chapter of the vision of the Jerusalem temple (chapters 8–11). It recounts the judgment on the leaders who remained in Jerusalem, the promise of a new heart to the exiles, and the departure of the glory of God from the city.

• Ezekiel 10

  Ezekiel 10 is part of Ezekiel's vision of the Jerusalem temple. It describes the cherubim and the wheels once more and depicts the glory of the LORD departing from the threshold of the temple and moving to the east gate.

• Luke 20

  Luke 20 records Jesus' debates with the religious leaders in the Jerusalem temple over the source of his authority, paying tribute to Caesar, the resurrection, and the relationship between the Christ and David. The chapter also contains the parable of the wicked husbandmen and a warning against the scribes.

• John 8:12

  In this verse, spoken at the Jerusalem temple around the time of the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus declares himself "the light of the world" and promises "the light of life" to those who follow him. It is one of the "I am" sayings in the Gospel of John and is frequently cited in discussions of who Jesus is and of the life of discipleship.

• Rabbinic Judaism

  Rabbinic Judaism is the form of Judaism that was reconstituted after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70, centered on the study of the Law, prayer, and the synagogue in place of sacrifice. Most of contemporary Judaism derives from this tradition.

• Feast of Dedication

  The Feast of Dedication is a Jewish festival commemorating the Jews' recovery and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after it had been defiled by the Seleucid dynasty in the second century BC. It is also known as Hanukkah and is mentioned once in the Bible, in John 10:22.

• Sadducees

  The Sadducees were a Jewish sect of the New Testament era centered on the high-priestly families and the aristocracy of the Jerusalem temple. Because they rejected the resurrection, angels, and spirits, they came into conflict with Jesus and the apostles.

• Ezra 6

  Ezra 6 is the chapter in which King Darius locates the decree of Cyrus and supports the rebuilding of the temple. The Jerusalem temple is completed in the sixth year of King Darius, and the people celebrate its dedication and keep the Passover.

• Ezra 4

  Ezra 4 records how the returned exiles declined an offer from the surrounding inhabitants to help with the building, how opposition and accusations followed, and how work on the Jerusalem temple was halted until the second year of King Darius.

• Zadok

  Zadok was a priest in the time of David and Solomon. He anointed Solomon as king, and Scripture records his descendants as the family that carried on the priesthood of the Jerusalem temple.

• Olivet Discourse

  The Olivet Discourse is a lengthy address that Jesus delivered to his disciples on the Mount of Olives during the final week of his public ministry. In it he taught about the destruction of the Jerusalem temple, his second coming, and the signs of the end of the world. It is recorded in Matthew 24–25, Mark 13, and Luke 21.

• Sheshbazzar

  Sheshbazzar was a leader of Judah who, during the reign of the Persian king Cyrus, received the vessels of the Jerusalem temple and led the first return of the Babylonian exiles. He appears in Ezra 1 and 5.

• Maccabean Revolt

  The Maccabean Revolt was a Jewish uprising begun in 167 BC by the priest Mattathias and his sons after Antiochus IV of the Seleucid dynasty outlawed the practice of Judaism. It led to the rededication of the Jerusalem temple and the establishment of the Hasmonean dynasty.