King Solomon built the first Temple in 957 BCE with resources provided by his father King David.
The second temple was allowed to be built by King Cyrus of Persia while the Jews were exiled in Babylon (536 BCE). Cyrus made a proclamation that the Temple in Jerusalem would be rebuilt, and the surviving Jews would return to rebuild it. This edict was supported by King Darius (522-486 BCE) who followed King Cyrus. This is described in the book of Ezra.
The Jews did not worship their Temple. They worshiped God in the Temple. Cyrus the Persian allowed them to rebuild it.
Read the first 6 chapters of Ezra to get the history on the building of the second temple (Zerubbabel's temple) in jerusalem. The country was Persia and the ruler's name was Cyrus.
King Cyrus the Great of Persia.
Cyrus the Great of Persia.
Cyrus the Great, later Darius III.
After defeating Babylon, Cyrus the Great of Persia allowed the Jews (and other people) to return to their homeland in 538 BCE.
In the ancient days the Jews worship ped in the temple.
The Jews of the Babylonian Exile were granted the right to return to the Land of Israel, and rebuild the Temple which had been destroyed by Nebuhadnetzer.
it was upheld by cyrus
The reference you have in mind is John 2:19 - Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."However, "this temple" was not a reference to the Jewish house of worship, but to Jesus' physical body, as John plainly notes in verse 21: But He was speaking of the temple of His body.Spiritually blind, the Jews misunderstood the statement (and later used it in testimony against Him), but in fact, Jesus did not say that He would rebuild "the worship house."
Hebrews today are called Jews. A Jewish house of worship is called a synagogue or temple, but Jews can worship anywhere they want, at any time.
Hebrew people are called Jews. A Jewish house of worship is called a synagogue, temple, or shul. But Jews can pray anywhere they want.
The Jewish house of worship is called synagogue, although Jews can worship G-d anywhere at any time.
The Jewish custodians.
Jews worship in synagogues. The weekly Jewish day of worship is Shabbat (Saturday; beginning at Friday sundown). Shorter prayer services are held every day of the week.See also:Jewish worship
Yes. In 539 BCE, King Cyrus the Great of Persia gave permission for the Jews of Babylon to return to their ancestral homeland and rebuild the Temple.