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Event religious Middle East

Temple of Solomon

957 BCE – 586 BCE

First Temple built by King Solomon on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, destroyed by…

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Landmark · Middle East

Temple of Solomon

957 BCE – 586 BCE

First Temple built by King Solomon on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar

Standing in 957 BCE

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