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Herod's Temple in Easton's Bible Dictionary

The temple erected by the exiles on their return from Babylon had stood for about five hundred years, when Herod the Great became king of Judea. The building had suffered considerably from natural decay as well as from the assaults of hostile armies, and Herod, desirous of gaining the favour of the Jews, proposed to rebuild it. This offer...

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Herod's Temple Scripture - Matthew 27:5

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself....

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Herod's Temple Scripture - Matthew 27:51

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;...

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Herod's Temple Scripture - John 2:20

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?...

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Herod's Temple Scripture - Luke 24:53

And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen....

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Herod's Temple Scripture - Mark 13:1

And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!...

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Herod's Temple Scripture - Acts 2:46

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,...

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Herod's Temple Scripture - Luke 21:5

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,...

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Temple in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See JERUSALEM; TABERNACLE.) David cherished the design of superseding the tent and curtains by a permanent building of stone (2 Samuel 7:1-2); God praised him for having the design "in his heart" (1 Kings 8:18); but as he had been so continually in wars (1 Kings 5:3; 1 Kings 5:5), and had "shed blood abundantly" (1 Chronicles 22:8-9; 1 Chroni...

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Herod's Temple in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

IV. THE TEMPLE OF HEROD I. Introductory. 1. Initiation of the Work: Herod became king de facto by the capture of Jerusalem in 37 BC. Some years later he built the fortress Antonia to the North of the temple (before 31 BC). Midway in his reign, assigning a religious motive for his purpose, he formed the project of rebuilding the temple it...

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