Background Study: History (Herod’s Temple) Flashcards
How many years after God called Abram, Abraham, was Christ born?
2,000
Who were the promised offspring of Abraham?
The Jews
How many generations are between Abraham and Solomon?
15
When did Solomon begin the construction of the the temple?
982 BC
How many years did it take till the temple was finished (1 Kings 6:37-38)?
7 years
How many centuries were there between when Solomon finished the temple and Jeremiah came to warn of destruction?
4 centuries
In what year did God send His prophet Jeremiah to warn the Jews that God would destroy the temple because of their wickedness (Jeremiah 7:1, 11-14)?
605 BC
The people did not listen to Jeremiah and how many years later did Nebuchadnezzar attack Jerusalem?
19
In what year did Nebuchadnezzar destroy Jerusalem and the temple?
586 BC
How many years after Israel’s captivity into Babylon did it fall to the Medco-Persian kingdom?
50 years
In what year dud Persian king Cyrus make a decree to rebuild the temple?
536 BC
How many nations ruled over Israel after the fall of Babylon?
Persia, Greece, and Rome
Who was the Jew that ruled Israel on behalf of Rome?
Herod the Great
What was Herod the Great known for?
His grandiose building projects
When did Herod begin renovations to the temple?
20 BC
What did Herod expand to the temple?
The Temple Mount to the north, adding courts and artistic detail
Herod’s temple took how many years to complete?
46 years
Although it took 46 years to complete (John 2:20) the entire complex was not finished until when?
AD 65
How many years after the Temple was truly complete did Titus a Roman general and his armies destroy it?
5 years
In what year did Titus and his army completely destroy the temple just as Jesus predicted in Mark 13:1-2?
AD 70
Genesis 14:18 describes Melchizedek as the king of where?
Salem
What is Salem another name for?
Jerusalem
What are the first two books of the Bible that mention Salem/Jerusalem?
Joshua and Judges
Not until who’s day did Israel conquer Jerusalem?
David’s
Where was David anointed king?
Hebron
How many years did David reign in Hebron?
7 and a half years
What are other names for Jerusalem?
City of David and Zion
According to 2 Chronicles 6:1-6, Solomon said God has chosen where to place His name?
Jerusalem
How many times is Jerusalem mentioned in scripture?
More than 800 times
According to Jeremiah 7:30-31, Where did the children of Judah burn their sons and daughters in the fire to Tophet?
Valley of Hinnom
According to Matthew 27:3-8, on which side of Jerusalem is the place purchased with money for Jesus’ betrayal?
The south side
According to John 2:1-11, what direction from the temple is the pool where Jesus healed the man who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years?
North
According to John 5:2-9, in what quadrant of Jerusalem was the temple located?
Northeast
