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Jerusalem Temple

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

—the tabernacle, Israel’s portable sanctuary before Solomon, was made according to the pattern shown by God at Sinai (Exod. 25:9, 40). The Jerusalem Temple followed the tabernacle’s fundamental arrangement while expanding it into a permanent complex. The following description distinguishes the Temples of Solomon, Zerubbabel, and Herod.

Scripture cited

Exodus 25:9

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