Temple Dates

Question 1

When was Solomon’s temple built?

Answer 1

960 BC

Question 2

When was Solomon’s temple destroyed?

Answer 2

586 BC

Question 3

How many years did Solomon’s temple exist?

Answer 3

374 yrs

Question 4

Zerubbabel’s temple, the second temple, was completed in what year?

Answer 4

516 BC

Question 5

In what year did Herod enlarge Zerubbabel’s temple by building his temple over it and removing the other temple from within?

Answer 5

20 BC

Question 6

When was Herod’s temple destroyed?

Answer 6

70 AD

Question 7

The third temple will be know as the ______________ temple.

Answer 7

Tribulation

Question 8

What chapters in the Bible talk about the tribulation temple?

Answer 8

Revelation 1-2

Question 9

How long will the tribulation temple stand?

Answer 9

7 years

Question 10

The Abomination of Desolation will defile the tribulation temple after how many years from its building?

Answer 10

3 1/2 years

Question 11

The fourth temple is known as the ___________ temple.

Answer 11

Millennial

Question 12

Which temple will be the largest physical temple?

Answer 12

Millennial

Question 13

How long will the millennial temple stand?

Answer 13

1000 years

Question 14

Time of the first Babylonian exile.

Answer 14

605 BC Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Judah and took the first group of exiles, including nobility and young men like Daniel, to Babylon.

Question 15

Time of the second Babylonian exile.

Answer 15

597 BC After a failed rebellion by Judah’s King Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem again, resulting in more exiles, including King Jehoiachin, the prophet Ezekiel, and other prominent citizens.

Question 16

Time of the third Babylonian exile.

Answer 16

586 BC This occurred after another rebellion by King Zedekiah of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and Solomon’s Temple, and a large number of Israelites were taken to Babylon.