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First Temple Period Jerusalem Scale Model

First Temple Period Jerusalem Scale Model (Interactive 3D Museum Scale Model • 2 Samuel 5 & 1 Kings 6 –9): Topographical scale model of royal Jerusalem during the First Temple period (Iron Age II) from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , illustrating the City of David spur, the Ophel , the Kidron and Tyropoeon valleys, and Solomon's Temple complex crowning Mount Moriah . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Jerusalem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:1 , Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 12:10 , Josh 15:8 .) Jerusalem's (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 62:1 (identified with Jerusalem ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: First Temple Period Jerusalem Scale Model — Topographical scale model of royal Jerusalem during the First Temple period (Iron Age II) from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem, illustrating the City of David spur, the Ophel , the Kidron and Tyropoeon valleys, and Solomon's Temple complex crowning Mount Moriah . The Temple of Solomon (First Temple) — Architectural reconstruction of the First Temple built by King Solomon on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem ( 1 Kings 6 –7), featuring the Ulam (Entrance Porch) flanked by the twin bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz , the Hekhal ( Holy Place ), the Debir ( Holy of Holies ), three-story side chambers, and the courtyard Molten Sea and Bronze Altar .

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 68:29 : "Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee."; Ezra 6:5 : "And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem , and brought unto Babylon , be restored, and ..."; Psalms 79:1 : "O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.". Related canonical books and chapters: The First Book of the Maccabees 6 ( The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 6 (63 verses)), 1 Esdras 2 ( 1 Esdras • Chapter 2 (30 verses)), Ezra 6 ( Ezra • Chapter 6 (22 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Interactive 3D Museum Scale Model • 2 Samuel 5 & 1 Kings 6–9

Topographical scale model of royal Jerusalem during the First Temple period (Iron Age II) from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , illustrating the City of David spur, the Ophel , the Kidron and Tyropoeon valleys, and Solomon's Temple complex crowning Mount Moriah .

Interactive 3D Architectural Model • 1 Kings 6–7 & 2 Chronicles 3–4

Architectural reconstruction of the First Temple built by King Solomon on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem ( 1 Kings 6 –7), featuring the Ulam (Entrance Porch) flanked by the twin bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz , the Hekhal ( Holy Place ), the Debir ( Holy of Holies ), three-story side chambers, and the courtyard Molten Sea and Bronze Altar .

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Map of Jerusalem & Temple Mount in the 1st Century CE
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Architectural map of Herodian Jerusalem showing the Antonia Fortress, Temple Courts, Royal Stoa, and City Walls.

Michael Avi-Yonah (Holyland Model of Jerusalem) • Israel Museum / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Interactive 3D Architectural Model • Luke 2, John 2 & Acts 3

Reconstruction of the expanded Second Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem during the life and ministry of Jesus and the early Church—featuring the towering white-stone and gold Sanctuary facade, the Court of the Women, Court of the Gentiles, Solomon's Portico , the Royal Stoa, and the Antonia Fortress.

Interactive 3D Urban Scale Model • Daniel 1–5 & Jeremiah 50–51

Architectural scale model of Neo-Babylonian Babylon around 600 BC from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , showing the Euphrates River dividing the walled city, the Processional Way, the Ishtar Gate , Nebuchadnezzar's Southern Palace, and the Etemenanki ziggurat precinct.

Map of the Babylonian Empire & Destruction of Jerusalem (586 BCE)
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Nebuchadnezzar's siege lines, destruction of the First Temple , and deportation of the exiles to Babylon .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
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VIDEO • educational

Cinematic survey of the Old City of Jerusalem , showing the Temple Mount, Western Wall, Mount of Olives , and Kidron Valley .

Historical Cartography Society • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Gustave Doré — Solomon Dedicating the Temple in Jerusalem (1866)
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King Solomon spreading his hands toward heaven as the Shekinah cloud of God's glory fills the sanctuary.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Jerusalem
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 10:1 , Josh 10:3 , Josh 10:5 , Josh 10:23 , Josh 12:10 , Josh 15:8 .

Rembrandt — Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (1630)
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The sorrowful prophet resting his head as the city of Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple burn in the distance.

Rembrandt van Rijn • Rijksmuseum / Historical Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 6 (63 verses)

And king Antiochus was journeying through the upper countries; and he heard say, that in Elymais in Persia there was a city renowned for riches, for silver and gold; and that the temple which was in it was rich exceedingly, and that therein were golden shields, and breastplates, ... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Judas , Eleazar , Persia , Babylon , Jerusalem , Media , Antioch 1 .

Trumpeting Place Inscription — Temple Mount Ashlar
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Hebrew stone found at the foot of the Temple Mount inscribed 'To the place of trumpeting to declare the Sabbath'.

Herodian Stonemasons (1st Century CE) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
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VIDEO • educational

Historical video footage recording the main entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem from the coastal plain and Mediterranean port of Joppa .

Lumière Brothers Historical Cinema (1897) • Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Western Wall — Spring of Robinson's Arch (Jerusalem)
IMAGE • archaeology

Enormous carved spring stone projecting from the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount that supported a colossal staircase.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Caiaphas Ossuary — Burial Box of High Priest Joseph Caiaphas
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Intricately carved limestone ossuary excavated in the Peace Forest south of Jerusalem , inscribed ' Joseph , son of Caiaphas' (Yehosef bar Qayafa).

Second Temple Jewish Stone Carvers • Israel Museum, Jerusalem (IAA 1990-487) / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
1 Esdras 2
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1 Esdras • Chapter 2 (30 verses)

In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremy might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of the Persians, and he made proclamation through all his kingdom, and also by writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus k... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Benjamin , Jerusalem , Babylon , Samaria , Phoenicia , Syria .

Ezra 6
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Ezra • Chapter 6 (22 verses)

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon . And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: In the first year of... Mentions: Zechariah , Iddo , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Babylon , Jerusalem , Persia , Assyria .

Interactive 3D Rock-Hewn Tomb • Matthew 27:60 & John 19:41

Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).

Jerusalem's
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 62:1 (identified with Jerusalem ).

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PDF • charts

Detailed structural diagram of the Second Temple esplanade, Court of the Gentiles, Soreg barrier, and Antonia Fortress.

The Biblical World Editorial Board (1912) • University of Chicago Press / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah , including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel , Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem .

Daniel 5
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Daniel • Chapter 5 (31 verses)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that ... Mentions: Daniel , Judah , Jerusalem , Babylon .

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PDF • charts

Measured reconstruction of the First Temple according to 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 , and archaeological Iron Age parallels.

The Biblical World Editorial Board (1911) • University of Chicago Press / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
Interactive 3D Priestly Blessing Amulet • Numbers 6:24–26

Tiny rolled silver amulet excavated by Gabriel Barkay in 1979 in a late First Temple burial cave overlooking the Hinnom Valley in Jerusalem . Etched in Paleo-Hebrew script, it preserves the oldest known surviving text from the Hebrew Bible: the Aaronic Priestly Blessing of Numbers 6:24–26 .

Map of Holy Week in Jerusalem: Key Locations
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Mount of Olives , Gethsemane , Upper Room, House of Caiaphas, Antonia Fortress, and Golgotha .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Nehemiah's Rebuilt Jerusalem Walls & Gates
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Archaeological reconstruction of the gates (Sheep, Fish, Valley, Dung, Fountain) and sectors rebuilt by the returnees.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
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VIDEO • educational

Computer-generated 3D architectural visualization of the Second Temple complex in the 1st Century CE.

Jerusalem Historical Surveys • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • Isaiah 22:15–16

Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ).

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Ezekiel 1 –32 tracking Ezekiel 's vision of Yahweh's mobile throne chariot in Babylon , the tragic departure of God's glory from Jerusalem's idolatrous temple, and impending judgment.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Revelation 21
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Revelation • Chapter 21 (27 verses)

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem , coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice ou... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 15 (41 verses)

And Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation; and the contents thereof were after this manner: King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the J... Mentions: Simon, Jerusalem , Dor , Rome , Samos , Pamphylia .

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VIDEO • theme

Trace the place where heaven and earth overlap—from Eden , the Tabernacle , and Solomon's Temple to Jesus as the true Temple and the church indwelt by the Spirit.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Ecclesiastes
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Old Testament • 12 Chapters

Ecclesiastes (Old Testament, 12 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Jerusalem . Opens with: "The words of the Preacher, the son of David , king in Jerusalem ...."

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VIDEO • overview

Overview of 1 & 2 Kings tracing Solomon's temple and tragic compromise, the kingdom's division into Israel and Judah , prophetic ministries of Elijah and Elisha, and exile to Assyria and Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Ezra 1
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Ezra • Chapter 1 (11 verses)

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia , that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia , that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyr... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Benjamin , Persia, Jerusalem , Babylon .

Scripture Passages (24)

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem , and brought unto Babylon , be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem , every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.

O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

And Johanan begat Azariah , (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem :)

And they come to Jerusalem : and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem , even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

And they come again to Jerusalem : and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem , and brought them into the temple of Babylon , those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon , and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem , and let the house of God be builded in his place.

And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

And he brought him to Jerusalem , and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem , Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

And Jesus entered into Jerusalem , and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem ; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.

The first shall say to Zion , Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

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