The king had conquered Jerusalem in the early sixth century B.C. and exiled the Hebrews to Babylon. The Bible says that he also stole sacred objects from the Jewish temple and took them back to ...

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In the letter, the signatories urged Congress to promote a formal declaration recognizing the “eternal and inalienable right ...

Solomon’s temple was built after the middle of the tenth century BCE and served Israel for almost four hundred years before it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 BCE. The sacking ...