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. the idea of the first temple was so powerful, that for thousands of years people of different faiths have considered that same spot sacred. even muslims decided to build their sacred building on the same spot on the same hill. even though evidence of the temple or the man himself hasn t been found, most scholars believe there was a solomon. but not the larger than life solomon. he did not rule a vast kingdom. he did not build a huge capital city in jerusalem. he was not nationally or internationally known figure.
the temple? yes. destruction of the nation. this was the end of the first temple period. do we think these tears, this mineral spring has been running since then? well, i think it s running since many, many years. for sure it s more than 2,000 years old. and it s really interesting. because there are people here. there are people all over the place. it s still a living, breathing place. which allows the people who visit to connect with their spiritual heritage. it s important for us to touch the history of this place and to feel this energy. it makes ourselves cleaner. pure? pure. pure? in our soul. right here? yeah. a profound revelation for these christian pilgrims and one often shared by muslims, jews, and even those who come to visit for reasons other than faith. believers and nonbelievers come
discovered by accident in the 19th century when an archaeologist was walking his dog, this massive network of caves and tunnels is known as solomon s quarries. is this a natural cave? no, not at all. the quarry once provided building materials for some of the greatest construction projects in the city. so what is this great big gaping hole here? what you see here is the shape of cut of a big stone that used in the second temple. we can see today the wall. the secretive free masons even believed the stones mined here were used to build something much older. they seeking solomon, the first builders. actually king solomon is the founding father. of the free masons. the free masons believe took from this quarries the stones to solomon s temple.
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
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 arc 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 the great temple once stood. a mountain top in the center of the walled old city. it is a story place layered with spiritual meaning and now dominated by the golden dome and a mosque. but just a short walk away outside the walls, a picture is emerging of the ancient and humble beginnings of jerusalem which is said to have starting with david. the city of david was a small