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solomon s wisdom may have attracted those seek is his counsel, so too would the temple he s said to have built. solomon s temple was an astonishing building. in the bible, pages and pages are devoted to the temple. the temple was built as a replica of the garden of eden where human beings and gods lived closely one another. and through the ages, people imagine what it might have looked like. it s a very common human yearning to feel that god is here among us. and that in this abode we have built, that is where god dwells with us on earth. and the bible says that solomon placed the ark of the covenant at the center of the temple in the most sacred spot. but it said that the temple was destroyed when the babylonians came to jerusalem around 600 bc. and ever since then, this is where many people believe that
and once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately the early remains of jerusalem began to appear. how much do we know about solomon s temple, the first temple? actually, we know nothing. we had absolutely no proof about the building itself. but they say they re getting closer. we know that from the ninth century on, just a little bit time after the time of solomon, most of the things told in the bible are historically correct. most of them. but we are still left with a huge, large question mark regarding the time of david and solomon. one day maybe you ll find out. this is also an answer. today jews pray at the only wall that remains of the second temple that was built later and also destroyed. the idea of the first temple was so powerful, that for thousands of years, people of different faiths have considered that same spot sacred.
he was not surprised by the fact that she is a queen and that she rules a nation. according to ethiopian tradition, during their meeting, solomon and sheba became lovers and the ethiopian royal family descends from their union. when the koran gives you this example of such a powerful female ruler, this inspires me. this tells me that i have a place in the world of politics. and while it s possible that solomon s wisdom so too would the temple he s said to have built. solomon s temple was an astonishing building. in the bible, pages and pages are devoted to the temple. the temple was built as a replica of the garden of eden where they lived close by one another. and through the ages people imagine what it might have looked like.
and now, for centuries everyone has searched for its treasures. from knights templar to modern adventurers. but what do we really know about king solomon s temple? back to the beginning with christiane amanpour continues. on our journey through the lands of the bible we found ourselves lingering in the old city of jerusalem here in this place that is so sacred to jews, christians, and muslims. it is easy to imagine your way back to around 970 b.c., when the bible says the famous king solomon reigned. solomon became in a sense the very ideal of the oriental emperor as the sort of magnificent king. under david and solomon the israelites were able to