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Second Temple

Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between c. 516 BCE and 70 CE

6 dated entries naming Second Temple, drawn from 6 separate years between 573 BCE and 616 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Herod's Temple in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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6th century BC

  • 573 BCEProphet Ezekiel has a vision of the Second Temple approximately 60 years before it was built.source
  • 538 BCEThe Babylonian captivity of the Jews in Babylon ends when Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, allows them to return to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua the High Priest; possible start of construction of the Second Temple.source
  • 537 BCEThe Jews lay the foundations for the Second Temple.source
  • 515 BCEFebruary 25 – The Second Temple in Jerusalem is completed.source

1st century

  • 75The Temple of Peace, also known as the Forum of Vespasian, is built in Rome. The temple celebrates the conquest of Jerusalem (in AD 70) and houses the Menorah from Herod's Temple.source

7th century

  • 616Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628: The Jews of Jerusalem gain complete control over the city; much of Judea and Galilee becomes an autonomous Jewish province of the Persian Empire. The Jewish Temple is rebuilt by Nehemiah ben Hushiel (exilarch of Jerusalem), who establishes a High Priesthood.source

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