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	The accession of [[Cyrus the Great]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire\|Persian Empire]] in 559 BCE made the re-establishment of the city of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple possible. According to scripture, when the Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem following a decree from Cyrus the Great ([[Ezra 1\|Ezra 1:1–4]], [[2 Chronicles 36\|2 Chronicles 36:22–23]]), construction started at the original site of Solomon's Temple. After a relatively brief halt due to opposition from peoples who had filled the vacuum during the Jewish captivity ([[Ezra 4]]), work resumed ca. 521 BCE under [[Darius I\|Darius the Great]] ([[Ezra 5]]) and was completed during the sixth year of his reign (ca. 516 BCE), with the temple dedication taking place the following year.		The accession of [[Cyrus the Great]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire\|Persian Empire]] in 559 BCE made the re-establishment of the city of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple possible. According to scripture, when the Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem following a decree from Cyrus the Great ([[Ezra 1\|Ezra 1:1–4]], [[2 Chronicles 36\|2 Chronicles 36:22–23]]), construction started at the original site of Solomon's Temple. After a relatively brief halt due to opposition from peoples who had filled the vacuum during the Jewish captivity ([[Ezra 4]]), work resumed ca. 521 BCE under [[Darius I\|Darius the Great]] ([[Ezra 5]]) and was completed during the sixth year of his reign (ca. 516 BCE), with the temple dedication taking place the following year.

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New page: The '''Second Temple''' (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, ''Beit HaMikdash HaSheni'') was the Jewish [[Temple in Jerusalem|Holy Templ...

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The '''Second Temple''' (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, ''[[Bet HaMikdash|Beit HaMikdash HaSheni]]'') was the [[Jewish]] [[Temple in Jerusalem|Holy Temple]] which stood on the [[Temple Mount]] in [[Jerusalem]] during the [[Second Temple period]], between 516 BCE and [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)|70 CE]]. According to [[Judeo-Christian]] tradition, it replaced [[Solomon's Temple]] (the First Temple), which was destroyed by the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire|Babylonians]] in 586 BCE, when [[Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)|Jerusalem was conquered]] and part of the population of the [[Kingdom of Judah]] was taken into [[Babylonian captivity|exile to Babylon]].

[[Jewish eschatology]] includes a belief that the Second Temple will be replaced by a future [[Third Temple]].

==Biblical narrative==
See Also [[Second Temple period]]
The accession of [[Cyrus the Great]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] in 559 BCE made the re-establishment of the city of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the Temple possible. According to scripture, when the Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem following a decree from Cyrus the Great ([[Ezra 1|Ezra 1:1–4]], [[2 Chronicles 36|2 Chronicles 36:22–23]]), construction started at the original site of Solomon's Temple. After a relatively brief halt due to opposition from peoples who had filled the vacuum during the Jewish captivity ([[Ezra 4]]), work resumed ca. 521 BCE under [[Darius I|Darius the Great]] ([[Ezra 5]]) and was completed during the sixth year of his reign (ca. 516 BCE), with the temple dedication taking place the following year.

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Nick at 03:56, 16 August 2017

Nick: New page: The '''Second Temple''' (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, ''Beit HaMikdash HaSheni'') was the Jewish [[Temple in Jerusalem|Holy Templ...