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Temple in the Bible Dictionary

  1. Solomon’s
  2. Also called TEMPLE OF THE LORD 2 Kgs 11:10
  3. Holy temple Ps 79:1
  4. Holy house 1 Chr 29:3
  5. House of God 1 Chr 29:2; 2 Chr 23:9
  6. House of the Lord 2 Chr 23:5, 12; Jer 28:5
  7. Father’s house John 2:16
  8. House of the God of Jacob Isa 2:3
  9. House of my glory Isa 60:7
  10. House of prayer Isa 56:7; Matt 21:13
  11. House of sacrifice 2 Chr 7:12
  12. House of their sanctuary 2 Chr 36:17
  13. Holy and beautiful house Isa 64:11
  14. Holy mount Isa 27:13
  15. Mountain of the Lord’s house Isa 2:2
  16. Palace 1 Chr 29:1, 19
  17. Sanctuary 2 Chr 20:8
  18. Tabernacle of witness 2 Chr 24:6
  19. Zion Ps 20:2; 48:12; 74:2; 87:2; Isa 2:3
  20. Greatness of 2 Chr 2:5, 6
  21. Beauty of Isa 64:11
  22. Holiness of 1 Kgs 8:10; 9:3; Lam 1:10; Matt 23:17; John 2:14–16
  23. David undertakes the building of 2 Sam 7:2, 3; 1 Chr 22:7; 28:2; Ps 132:2–5; Acts 7:46
  24. Forbidden by God because David was a man of war 2 Sam 7:4–12; 1 Kgs 5:3; 1 Chr 22:8; 28:3
  25. Not asked for by God 2 Sam 7:7
  26. The building of, committed to Solomon 2 Sam 7:13
  27. David makes preparation for 1 Chr 22; 28:14–18; 29:1–5; 2 Chr 3:1; 5:1
  28. Built by Solomon Acts 7:47
  29. Solomon drafts men for the building of 1 Kgs 5:13–16; 2 Chr 2:2, 17, 18
  30. Materials for, furnished by Hiram 1 Kgs 5:8–18
  31. Pattern and building of 1 Kgs 6; 7:13–51; 1 Chr 28:11–19; 2 Chr 3; 4; Acts 7:47
  32. The time when begun 1 Kgs 6:1, 37; 2 Chr 3:2
  33. The time when finished 1 Kgs 6:38
  34. Site of 1 Chr 21:28–30; 22:1; 2 Chr 3:1
  35. Where Abraham offered Isaac Gen 22:2, 4
  36. Materials prepared for 1 Kgs 5:17, 18
  37. No tools used in the erection of 1 Kgs 6:7
  38. Foundations of 1 Kgs 5:17, 18; Luke 21:5
  39. Apartments and furnishings of
  40. The oracle (Holy of Holies) in 1 Kgs 6:19, 20; 8:6
  41. Called THE MOST HOLY HOUSE 2 Chr 3:8
  42. The inner house 1 Kgs 6:27
  43. The holiest of all Heb 9:3
  44. Description of 1 Kgs 6:16, 19–35; 2 Chr 3:8–14; 4:22
  45. Gold used in 2 Chr 3:8–10
  46. Contents of the Holy of Holies
  47. The ark of the covenant 1 Kgs 6:19; 8:6; 2 Chr 5:2–10
  48. The cherubs 1 Kgs 6:23–28; 2 Chr 3:10–13; 5:7, 8
  49. See Ark
  50. See Cherubim (Cherubs)
  51. See Vail (curtain)
  52. See Mercy-seat
  53. The holy place 1 Kgs 8:8, 10
  54. Called THE GREATER HOUSE 2 Chr 3:5
  55. Called TEMPLE 1 Kgs 6:17
  56. Description of 1 Kgs 6:15–18; 2 Chr 3:3, 5–7, 14–17
  57. Contents of the Holy Place
  58. The Table of Shewbread 1 Kgs 7:48; 2 Chr 29:18
  59. See Shewbread, table of
  60. Other tables of gold and silver 1 Chr 28:16; 2 Chr 4:18, 19
  61. The lampstands and their utensils 1 Kgs 7:49, 50; 1 Chr 28:15; 2 Chr 4:7, 20–22
  62. See Candlestick (lampstand)
  63. The Altar of Incense, and its furniture 1 Kgs 6:20; 7:48, 50; 1 Chr 28:17, 18; 2 Chr 4:19, 22
  64. See Altar of incense
  65. Porch of, called PORCH OF THE LORD 2 Chr 15:8
  66. Dimensions of 1 Kgs 6:3; 2 Chr 3:4
  67. Doors of 2 Chr 29:7
  68. Overlaid with gold 2 Chr 3:4
  69. Pillars of 1 Kgs 7:15–22; 2 Kgs 11:14; 23:3; 25:17; 2 Chr 3:15–17; 4:12, 13
  70. Chambers of 1 Kgs 6:5–10; 2 Kgs 11:2, 3
  71. Offerings brought to Neh 10:37–39
  72. Treasuries in
  73. See Treasure
  74. Courts of
  75. Of the priests 2 Chr 4:9
  76. Inner 1 Kgs 6:36
  77. Surrounded by rows of stones and cedar beams 1 Kgs 6:36; 7:12
  78. Contents of the courtyards
  79. The Altar of Burnt Offering 2 Chr 15:8
  80. See Altar;
  81. The bronze sea 1 Kgs 7:23–37, 44, 46; 2 Chr 4:2–5, 10
  82. The ten lavers 1 Kgs 7:38–46; 2 Chr 4:6
  83. The great courtyard of 2 Chr 4:9; Jer 19:14; 26:2
  84. The covered place for the Sabbath and king’s entry 2 Kgs 16:18
  85. Gates of
  86. Higher gate 2 Kgs 15:35
  87. New gate Jer 26:10; 36:10
  88. Beautiful gate Acts 3:2
  89. Eastern gate, closed on working days, open on the Sabbath day Ezek 46:1, 12
  90. Gifts received at 2 Chr 24:8–11
  91. Uses of the temple
  92. A dwelling place of the Lord 1 Kgs 8:10, 11, 13; 9:3; 2 Kgs 21:7; 1 Chr 29:1; 2 Chr 5:13, 14; 7:1–3, 16; Ezek 10:3, 4; Mic 1:2
  93. To contain the ark of the covenant 1 Kgs 8:21
  94. For the offering of sweet incense 2 Chr 2:4
  95. For the continual shewbread and the burnt offerings 2 Chr 2:4
  96. For prayer and worship 1 Kgs 8; 2 Kgs 19:14, 15; 2 Chr 30:27; Isa 27:13; 56:7; Jer 7:2; 26:2; Ezek 46:2, 3, 9; Zech 7:2, 3; 8:21, 22; Mark 11:17; Luke 1:10; 2:37; 18:10; Acts 3:1; 22:17
  97. Prayer made toward 1 Kgs 8:38; Dan 6:10; Jonah 2:4
  98. For an armory 2 Kgs 11:10; 2 Chr 23:9, 10
  99. For refuge 2 Kgs 11:15; Neh 6:10, 11
  100. Facts about
  101. Dedication of 1 Kgs 8; 2 Chr 5; 6; 7
  102. Services in, organized by David 1 Chr 15:16; 23:24
  103. Pillaged by Shishak 1 Kgs 14:25, 26
  104. By Jehoash, king of Israel 2 Kgs 14:14
  105. Repaired by Jehoash, king of Judah 2 Kgs 12:4–14; 2 Chr 24:7–14
  106. By Josiah 2 Kgs 22:3–7; 2 Chr 34:8–13
  107. Ahaz changes the pattern of the altar in 2 Kgs 16:10–17
  108. Purified by Hezekiah 2 Chr 29:15–19
  109. Converted into an idolatrous shrine by Manasseh 2 Kgs 21:4–7; 2 Chr 33:4–7
  110. Treasures of, used in the purchase of peace
  111. By Asa, from Ben-hadad 1 Kgs 15:18
  112. By Jehoash, king of Judah, from Hazael 2 Kgs 12:18
  113. By Hezekiah, from the king of Assyria 2 Kgs 18:15, 16
  114. Ezekiel’s vision concerning Ezek 8:16
  115. Jews swore by Matt 23:16–22
  116. Destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to Babylon 2 Kgs 24:13; 25:9–17; 2 Chr 36:7, 19; Ps 79:1; Isa 64:11; Jer 27:16, 19–22; 28:3; 52:13, 17–23; Lam 2:7; 4:1; Ezra 1:7
  117. Vessels of, used by Belshazzar Dan 5:2, 3
  118. Destruction of, foretold Isa 66:6; Jer 27:18–22; Ezek 7:22, 25; Matt 24:2; Mark 13:2
  119. Restoration of, ordered by Cyrus Ezra 1:7–11
  120. The second
  121. Restored by Zerubbabel Ezra 1; 2:68, 69; 3:2–13; 4; 5:2–17; 6:3–5; Neh 7:70–72; Isa 44:28; Hag 2:3
  122. Building of, suspended Ezra 4
  123. Resumed Ezra 4:24; 5; 6; Hag 1:2–9; 2:15; Zech 8:9
  124. Finished Ezra 6:14, 15
  125. Dedicated Ezra 6:15–18
  126. Artaxerxes’ favorable action toward Ezra 7:11–28; 8:25–34
  127. Prophecies of its restoration Isa 44:28; Dan 8:13, 14; Hag 1; 2; Zech 1:16; 4:8–10; 6:12–15; 8:9–15; Mal 3:1
  128. Ezekiel’s vision of Ezek 37:26, 28; 40:48
  129. Herod the great’s temple
  130. 46 Years in building John 2:20
  131. Very beautiful stones of Mark 13:1; Luke 21:5
  132. Magnificence of Matt 24:1
  133. The Beautiful Gate Acts 3:10
  134. Solomon’s Porch (portico) John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12
  135. Treasury of Mark 12:41–44
  136. Zacharias, officiating priest in, has a vision of an angel; receives promise of a son Luke 1:5–23, 57–64
  137. Jesus brought to, according to the law and custom Luke 2:21–39
  138. Simeon blesses the infant Jesus in Luke 2:25–35
  139. Anna, the prophetess, lives in Luke 2:36, 37
  140. Jesus in, when a youth Luke 2:46
  141. Jesus taken to the pinnacle of, during his temptation Matt 4:5–7; Luke 4:9–12
  142. Jesus teaches in Mark 11:27–33; 12:35–44; 14:49; John 5:14–17; 7:14–28; 8; 10:23–38; 18:20
  143. Jesus performs miracles in Matt 21:14, 15
  144. Jesus expels money-exchangers from Matt 21:12, 13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45, 46; John 2:15, 16
  145. Captains of (i. e. the temple security guard) Luke 22:52; Acts 4:1; 5:24, 26
  146. Judas casts down the pieces of silver in Matt 27:5
  147. Curtain of, torn at the time of the crucifixion Matt 27:51
  148. The disciples worship in, after the resurrection Luke 24:53; Acts 2:46; 3:1
  149. Peter heals the lame man at the gate of Acts 3:1–16
  150. Disciples preach in Acts 5:20, 21, 42
  151. Paul’s vision in Acts 22:17–21
  152. Paul observes the rights of Acts 21:26–30
  153. Paul is apprehended in Acts 21:33
  154. Prophecies concerning its destruction, by Daniel Dan 8:11–15; 11:30, 31
  155. Jesus foretells the destruction of Matt 24; Mark 13:2; Luke 21:6
  156. Figurative
  157. Of the corpse of Jesus Matt 26:61; 27:40; John 2:19
  158. Of the indwelling of God 1 Cor 3:16, 17; 2 Cor 6:16
  159. Of the ekklesia (body of Christ) Eph 2:21; 2 Thess 2:4; Rev 3:12
  160. Of the kingdom of Christ Rev 11; 14:15, 17
  161. Of Christ, the head of the ekklesia (his community, his body, cf Eph 1:22, 23; Col 1:18, 24
  162. Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil Rev 15:5–8; 16:1–17
  163. Idolatrous
  164. Of Dagon, at Ashdod 1 Sam 5:2
  165. Of the calves, at Beth-el 1 Kgs 12:31, 33
  166. Of Rimmon, at Damascus 2 Kgs 5:18
  167. Of Baal, at Samaria 2 Kgs 10:21, 27
  168. At Babylon 2 Chr 36:7; Dan 1:2
  169. Of Diana (Artemis), at Ephesus Acts 19:27
  170. Trophies stored in 1 Sam 31:10; 1 Chr 10:9, 10; Dan 1:2
  171. See Tabernacle

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.