7466 temples - Dictionary of Bible Themes

Dictionary of Bible Themes – 7466 temples

Resources Dictionary of Bible Themes 7000 God’s people 7300 Institutions and culture of OT 7466 temples

7466 temples

Buildings for the worship of local or national gods. After settling in the promised land, Israel felt the need for a permanent building set apart for worship of the Lord. Three temples were built at different periods in Jerusalem. In the NT the individual believer (or the body of the church) is seen as the true temple or dwelling-place of God.

This set of themes consists of the following:

7467	temple, Solomon’s
7468	temple, rebuilding of
7469	temple, Herod’s
7470	temple, significance of
7471	temples, heathen

Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.