2 Chronicles 3:8

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He made the most holy house: the length of it, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth of it twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Jerusalem was Israel’s covenant center, where Solomon built the temple on Mount Moriah, the traditional site associated with Abraham’s offering of Isaac. Within that temple, the Most Holy Place was the inner sanctuary, symbolizing God’s unique dwelling among his people and housing the ark of the covenant.

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2 Chronicles 3:8 mentions Jerusalem, Most Holy Place and Mount Moriah.

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