Text-based reconstruction

Solomon’s Temple

Stone outside. Gold, palms and winged figures within. Open the sanctuary and follow its imagery back to the text.

A short journey · 1:03

From courtyard to covenant

An artistic reconstruction guided by ancient texts. The images interpret details the sources leave open.

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Before the temple Jesus knew, there was Solomon's. Let's begin in its courtyard, with the sanctuary ahead.

1 Kings 6–8

Two bronze pillars frame the entrance. First Kings names them Jachin and Boaz.

1 Kings 7:15–22

Lily-shaped capitals, latticework and pomegranates bring the bronze to life. Their exact appearance remains an artist's interpretation.

1 Kings 7:17–22; reconstruction qualification

Inside, gold covers the timber. Ten lampstands stand before the inner room, five on each side.

1 Kings 6:15–22; 7:49

The lamps draw our eyes along walls carved with palms, flowers and cherubim.

1 Kings 6:29; 7:49

Beyond the doors, two great cherubim spread their wings above the Ark in the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:23–28; 8:6–7

Here, the covenant has a physical reminder: the Ark holding the stone tablets Moses placed inside.

1 Kings 8:9

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