Over the centuries of Judah’s existence, the temple in Jerusalem gradually became the focus of the people’s life. However, it is doubtful whether the Jerusalem historiographers had reliable written sources of information about the past of the temple and its history. It was easy for them to describe its construction, since the temple built by Solomon continued to exist for hundreds of years without being destroyed. Its rather modest dimensions had not changed. Its plan, size and direction of construction had remained the same as they were when they were built. The temple’s position at the top of the hill above the city was well-known to all, the temple vessels remained as they were, and apparently even if vessels were added and changed, the biblical historiography attributed all of them to ...