King of Israel Solomon building the temple in Jerusalem arround 1000 BC - stock illustration

Steel engraving of Solomon building the temple in Jerusalem arround 1000 BC Solomon ( also called Jedidiah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Quran, and Hadiths, a fabulously wealthy and wise king of Israel who succeeded his father, King David. The Hebrew Bible credits him as the builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem, beginning in the fourth year of his reign, using the vast wealth he and his father had accumulated. He dedicated the temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel Original edition from my own archives Source : "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte" 1898