Second Temple: Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between c. 516 BCE and 70 CE
The Second Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש meaning 'Holy House') was the reconstructed Temple in Jerusalem which stood between 516 BC and 70 AD.
It is also known as Herod's Temple. During this time, it was the center of Jewish worship. The Romans destroyed Jerusalem and its Second Temple on August 4, 70 A.D.
Related pages
Other websites
- About the Temple of Jerusalem
- Resources > Second Temple and Talmudic Era > Second Temple Jerusalem Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback MachineThe Jewish History Resource Center, Project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Jewish Encyclopedia: Temple, The Second
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