History:
Ancient Jewish History

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History: Table of Contents | The Holocaust | Modern Jewish History

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Aaron Academies in Babylonia and Erez Israel The Administration of Judaea After the Exile The Age of the Patriarchs Agriculture Akkadian Language Alchemy Amoraim Amulet Anatomy Ancient Jewish Cities Anusim Apostle Aramaic Archaeology Architecture and Architects The Ark of the Covenant Art Ashkenaz Assimilation Astrology Attorney Baal Worship Baal-Berith Banking and Bankers Barbarians Barcelona, Disputation of Shimon Bar-Kochba Bar Kochba Revolt Basilica Beard and Shaving Begging and Beggars Ben Sira, Alphabet of Berbers Bet (Ha)-Midrash Bet Din Judges of the Bet Din Av Bet Din Bethar Biblical Times Bibliophiles The Birth and Evolution of Judaism Blindness Blood Libel Bloodletting Books Bribery Brokers Rulers of the Ancient Middle East Chronicles of the Kings of Israel Coins and Currency Colophon Cult of Moloch Cupbearer Dagon Dance King David The Dead Sea Scrolls Dead Sea Sect The Diaspora Egypt and the Wanderings Episcopus Judaeorum The Essenes Exile Fable Flood, The Forced Baptism Garden of Eden Glass Golden Calf Goliath The Great Revolt The Great Assembly Ancient Greeks & the Jews Hannah and her Seven Sons Hekdesh Herbs, Medicinal Herod The Herodian Dynasty Herodium

High Priest Hillel and Shammai Hittites Hoopoe Jerusalem Jewish High Priests Jewish Links to the Holy Land Jews of the Middle East Joseph’s Tomb Judges of Israel Kedar Kedemites or Easterners Kenite Khazars Kings of Israel Kings of Judah Two Kingdoms Labor Labor Law Lamech, Book of The Land of the Hebrews Landmarks Landrabbiner Lateran Councils III, IV Leather Industry and Trade Laws Affecting Jews (300-800 CE) Legumes Leibzoll Leprosy Lion of Wrath Lydia, Lydian Hasmoneans/Maccabees Ma’amad or Mahamad Ma’arufya Maimonidean Controversy Maiumas Mamluks Mamram Manichaeism Manuscripts, Hebrew Maps Marduk Medes and Media Medicine Medicine and Law The Menorah Mercury Mesha Stele Metals and Mining Miriam Mishmarot and Ma’amadot The Monarchy Money Changers Moneylending Moses Musar Haskel Myrrh Nadīr, Banū I- The Name “Palestine” Nash Papyrus Nasi Nebaioth Nehushtan Nephilim Nevu'at Ha-Yeled Nicanor’s Gate Nomadism Oath Oath More Judaico Juramentum Judaeorum The Occupation of Canaan Oils Onager Onycha Opferpfennig Ossuaries and Sarcophagi Ostraca Ozar Hatorah Parapet Pardes

Pekod Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes Pharaoh The Philistines Phoenicia, Phoenicians Phoenix Pillar Pillar of Cloud and Pillar of Fire Poetry Poison Polish Literature Portraits of Jews Practice and Procedure Printing, Hebrew Procurator Prostitution Queen of Sheba Rabbah Rabbi, Rabbinate Rain Raza Rabba, Sefer Raziel, Book of Red Heifer Regem-Melech Rephaim Resheph The Return to Zion Rice Rimmon Sambatyon The Sanhedrin Scribe Sculpture Seal, Seals Sects, Minor Seleucid Era Servi Camerae Regis The Seven Species Sha’atnez Shewbread or Showbread Ships and Sailing Sibyl and Sibylline Oracles Soferim King Solomon Spices The Great Synagogue Tailoring Talmud and Middle Persian Culture Tares Taxation Tax Gatherers Teacher of Righteousness The Temples Ten Lost Tribes Teraphim Terumot and Ma’aserot Textiles Theater Timeline for the History of Judaism Timeline for the History of Jerusalem Tower of Babel Translation and Translators Travelers and Explorers The Twelve Tribes of Israel Ugaritic Universities Uriel Urim and Thummim Veil Via Maris Visions Vows and Vowing Weights, Measures, and Coins The Western Wall Weights and Measures Who Were the Hebrews? Willow Wills, Ethical Witness Writing Yoke

The Temples (Beit HaMikdash)

Ancient Jewish History:
The Temples (Beit HaMikdash)

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Ancient Jewish History: Table of Contents | Twelve Tribes | Two Kingdoms

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Artists rendering of Solomon's Temple

First Temple (10th Century- 587 BCE)

• Background & Overview
• Living in Jerusalem
• Foods of the Period
• Sites in Jerusalem
• Babylonian Exile (597-538 BCE)
• After the Exile (538-332 BCE)

Second Temple (516 BCE - 70 CE)

• Background & Overview
  • Second Temple High Priests
• Living in Jerusalem
• The Great Revolt
• Destruction of the Second Temple
  • Map of the Roman Exile

Artifacts & Activites

• The Great Menorah
• Art of the Covenant
• Sacrifices & Offerings

Reference

• The Temple Mount
• The Western Wall
• City of David
• The Temples in Islamic Literature

Archaeology

• Second Temple Period Burial Sites & Tombs
• Second Temple Period Ritual Bath Uncovered (April 2013)
• First Temple Period Reservoir Discovered under Western Wall (September 2012)
• Seal from First Temple Revealed Found (May 2012)
• Second Temple Period Purity Voucher Discovered (December 2011)
• Second Temple Period Gold Bell Discovered (July 2011)
• First Temple Period Building Exposed on Temple Mount (March 2008)