The Temple Mount compound has been a repeated flash-point for clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces. Here the third Israelite ruler, King Solomon built the First Jewish Temple approximately in 967 BC ( I King 6-9). After the Babylonians destroyed in 586 BC the Jews returning from exile built the Second Temple at the same site under the leadership of Ezra and Nehemiah in 346 BC ( Book of Ezra).
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