10 Minute Topics: First Beit HaMikdash

The next in a weekly series of 10 minute topics teaching about various topics within Judaism. This week's topic is: First Beit HaMikdash.

The Beit HaMikdash (literally The Holy House) refers to the Holy Temple built in Jerusalem on the Har HaBayit (Temple Mount).

According to II Samuel 7, David desired to build a Temple for Hashem but was not permitted to do so. Later in the chapter, Hashem declares that it will be Solomon who will build the Temple. In I Chronicles 22, we see that David had already had a large supply of material for a Temple that he gave to Solomon and he purchases a thrashing-floor from Aravnah where the Temple was to be built.

Sources:
Temple of Solomon (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=129&letter=T&search=...­s%20temple)

The First Beit HaMikdash (http://www.ou.org/yerushalayim/tishabav/bh1.htm)

The Complete Jewish Bible (http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.h­tm)

Temple in Jerusalem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem)

Solomons Temple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple)

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[tonyschmoeredux]

You have alot oaf interesting illustrations.

Off hand do you know where from Moses knew what cherubim were supposed to look like? I used to think from the chaldees way back.

[becomingjewishorg]

Hashem showed Moses exactly what everything was to look like so yes, he knew.

[SHMUJEW]

These videos are fantastic

[becomingjewishorg]

Thank you.

[SHMAGEGIE]

never have seen the cherubim sooooo big?

are u sure this is correct?

[becomingjewishorg]

Thank you.