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100
The Binding of Isaac
According to the Hebrew Bible, God commands Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice [Gen 22:2-8]. After Isaac is bound to an altar, the angel of God stops Abraham at the last minute, saying "now I know you fear God." At this point, Abraham sees a ram caught in some nearby bushes and sacrifices the ram instead of Isaac. It is believed that Abraham was asked to do this in order to prove his loyalty to God. The almost-sacrifice took place on the Temple Mount. -
110
King David Captures Jerusalem
After David is made King of Israel, he conquers the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem, and makes it his capital. -
120
King Solomon Builds the First Temple
According to the Bible, Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, was the Holy Temple of ancient Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount. There is no archaelogical evidence for the existence of Solomon's Temple. The Temple was said to have housed the Ark of the Covenant. -
500
Destruction of the first temple and exile to Babylon
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