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1677 BC |
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Abraham binds his son
Isaac as a sacrifice to G-d on the site of the future Temple. |
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1000 BC |
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King David brings the
Tabernacle to Jerusalem. |
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950 BC |
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King Solomon builds the
First Temple. |
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701 BC |
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King Hezekiah fortifies
Jerusalem. |
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586 BC |
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Nebuchadnezzar conquers
Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple. |
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516 BC |
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Zerubbabel and Joshua start the rebuilding of the Second Temple. Ezra
and Nehemiah complete the reconstruction of the Temple built on the
foundations of the original Temple. |
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167 BC |
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After defilement by the
Greeks, the Hashmonaim retake the city, purify the Temple, and institute
the holiday of Chanuka. |
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70 AD |
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The Romans under Titus
destroy the Temple. |
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132 AD |
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The Bar Kochba revolt.
Unsuccessful attempt to rebuild the Temple. |
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360 AD |
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Roman Emperor Julian
gives the Jews permission to rebuild the Holy Temple. |
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614 AD |
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King Chosroes II of
Persia gives permission to rebuild the Temple, but is defeated eight
years later by Christians who again deny Jews access to the Temple
Mount. |
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638 AD |
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Invading Moslems
conquer the land of Israel and allow Jews to live within Jerusalem’s
walls with access to the Temple environs. Moslems claim the Temple Mount
and build two mosques. |
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1099 AD |
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The city is conquered
by the Crusaders and the Jewish inhabitants are massacred. The Temple
Mount is used to house the army and become a Christian stronghold. |
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1250 AD |
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The Mameluks of Egypt
build Moslem religious institutions and schools in the area. Jews are
allowed again to live within the walls of Jerusalem and visit the Kotel
(Western Wall). |
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1516 AD |
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Suleiman the Great
builds the walls around the city and writes a “firman” recognizing the
rights of the Jewish people to the Kotel. |
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1929 AD |
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With the advent of
Zionism, many Jews come to live in the Holy Land. Arab leaders appeal to
the League of Nations to deny all Jewish rights to the Kotel. The Arabs
riot in Jerusalem and Hebron charging, “The Jews are planning to destroy
the Mosques.” |
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1948 AD |
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Arabs conquer East Jerusalem and deny Jews access to the Kotel. |
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1967 AD |
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Israel retakes the Old
City; Uzi Narkiss announces to the world “Har Ha Bayit B’Yadenu” (The
Temple Mount is in our hands). |
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1996 AD |
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Arabs riot, using the
opening of a tunnel near the Kotel as a pretext. |
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2000 AD |
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The Arabs again start
rioting after Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount.
– From the Jewish Press |
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2001 AD |
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Arab destruction of
Jewish History on the Temple Mount takes on massive form.
– Bible Light addition |
