A Jewish king, and the son of King David, he built the First Jewish Temple.
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Could one today be blessed with the wisdom of Solomon and love of David?
I am a Muslim, And I would like to know what the Jewish perspective is about attaining the wisdom of Solomon (may peace and blessings be upon him) and the love for G_d of David (may peace and ...
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Is there an English collection of judgements of the prophet Solomon?
Is there an English collection of judgements of the prophet Solomon?
I am interested in studying them. Are they available today?
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Shimi Ben Geira was Shlomo's Teacher?
The Talmud (Berachot 8A) seems to indicate that Shimi Ben Geira was King Shlomo's teacher:
ואמר רבי חייא בר אמי משמיה דעולא לעולם ידור אדם במקום רבו שכל זמן ששמעי בן גרא קיים לא נשא שלמה את בת ...
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Why was Shlomo more worthy to build the Beis Hamikdash than David?
We see throughout the Navi that David does not want people killed on his behalf (Saul, Ish Boshet...) yet he does not get to build the Temple and the most common reason that David is told no by Hashem ...
