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The great building in Jerusalem, in which sacrifices were offered to God. The First Temple was built by King Solomon (cf. I Kings). It was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BCE and the Israelites exiled to Babylonia. When they returned, they began construction of the Second Temple in 515 BCE In 20 BCE, Herod remodeled and greatly enlarged the Second Temple. It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE
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