Temple
A place in the Bible
The great Temple of Jerusalem, the house of God for the Jewish people. There the priests offered the sacrifices.
What happened here
- In the Bible: the Temple of Jerusalem. The Romans destroyed it in the year 70.
- Jesus in the Temple: he was presented there as a baby. When he was twelve, Mary and Joseph found him there among the teachers. And he drove out of the Temple those who were selling, because it was his Father’s house.
- Today: the word “temple” can also mean any church or place of prayer.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 1:9; Acts 3:1; Luke 2:22; Luke 2:46; John 2:16
What the Bible says
Luke 1:9
According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.
Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
Luke 2:22
And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71)”; Catechism 583-584