• Key Information

  • Jerusalem of Jesus' Time

  • Time
    Final Week
  • Founded
    Before 1900 BCE
  • Destroyed
    607 BCE and 70 CE
  • Learning Point
  • The temple was built by Zerubbabel, and expanded or rebuilt by Herod the Great. The work of Herod included covering gold over parts of the main sanctuary of the temple.
  • Project
  • Draw Jesus and the disciples on the Mount of Olives looking at the temple.
  • Memorial - 2022
  • Memorial - 2022
  • Media
  • Location
  • Location
    Israel
  • Fun Facts
  • The journey to Jerusalem would have been uphill from most places in Israel, climbing into the mountains that surrounded the city.
  • The temple Zerubbabel built lasted longer than the temple built by Solomon's, and was used by the Messiah, Jesus.
  • The temple of Zerubabbel was built over 22 years. The later was setup in 537 BCE and the final work completed on March 6, 515 BCE.
  • Though Herod the Great effectively built a new temple, the Jews viewed it as being a rebuilding of the temple by Zerubbabel.
  • Herod's temple was built over a long time. By Jesus' time they people said it had taken 46 years to build, but really it wasn't completed until about 64 CE.