About 970 BC (About 3,000 years ago)
Solomon, son of David, becomes the third king of the united Kingdom of Israel, in about 970 BC. He too reigns for about 40 years. Solomon builds the first Temple in Jerusalem, which supersedes the Tabernacle as the center for worshipping the God of Israel, and as the place where animal sacrifices are carried out for the temporary and ceremonial atonement for sin.
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