There is no archeological evidence that Solomon existed and that he built the temple. But there are literary traditions of him and people who believe they are descendants of David.
The temple at Ain Dara, there are two massive footprints that represent the God that is being worshiped and then one footprint and then no footprints. This represents God walking into his temple. This was during a period where God physically dwelled in a temple. I found this interesting since first of all, my house has my sister and my footprints in the cement and second of all, I do not usually picture temples or places of worship as places where the devine actually hang out. Interesting concept...
We also learned that the gates into the temple of Solomon were also very similar at this time to the gates of other existing temples. Someone in class brought up an interesting point that someone could have just claimed that the gates were the same in order to make the temple seem more legit and realistic. Good point... I guess these are the decisions one has to make on their own.
Jerusalem the Holy City
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