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Third Temple
Hypothetical rebuilt Jewish holy temple in Jerusalem
Third Temple
The "Third Temple" (Hebrew: בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, Bēṯ hamMīqdāš hašŠlīšī, transl. 'Third House of the Sanctum') refers to hypothetical rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem. It would succeed the First Temple (destroyed during the Babylonian siege in c. 587 BCE) and the Second Temple (destroyed during the Roman siege in 70 CE). While the specific phrase does not appear in the Hebrew Bible, prophetic literature forms the textual foundation for later Jewish messianic expectations; most notably the vision of a transformed sanctuary in the Book of Ezekiel. In traditional Jewish theology, the sanctuary is fundamentally contingent on the arrival of the Messiah, being built or divinely revealed only once the Messianic era is underway; rabbinic authorities diverge on whether the Messiah will direct its physical construction or if the structure will descend directly from heaven. Modern denominations view the concept differently: while Orthodox liturgy anticipates this messianic restoration, Reform...
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