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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />
Solomon's Temple (Hebrew: תיב ,שדקמה Beit HaMikdash),<br />
also called the First Temple, is the structure built in Jerusalem<br />
for the specific purpose of providing a "house unto the name of<br />
the LORD my God" (1 Kings 5:5 ), and the centerpiece of Jewish<br />
worship in ancient times. The Temple, like the tabernacle, stood<br />
facing East, environed by the inner and outer courts. The Temple<br />
<strong>was</strong> founded in the 4th year of Solomon's reign (1 Kings 6:1), in<br />
966 B.C.<br />
For Christians it took a more deeper meaning in the second<br />
coming of <strong>Jesus</strong>.<br />
Thus St John of Damascus could write:<br />
…the Lord Himself said, “Even as the lightning comes from the east<br />
and shines to the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of Man be”.<br />
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