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Paskening Shlomo out of Shamayim?
R' Yehudah tells us in the name of Shmuel (Sanhedrin 104b) that the Anshei Kenesses HaGedolah wanted to include Shlomo HaMelech on the list of kings who lost their portion of Olam Haba. An image of ...
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Could stones cut with a high powered laser be used to build the Beit Hamikdash?
If Solomon's builders had access to lasers powerful enough to cut through stone, could he have used that instead of the Shamir?
Stones for an altar or for the Beit Hamikdash were not allowed to be ...
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How did Shlomo Hamelech figure out which way to build the Beit Hamikdash?
The Torah tells us how to build the Mishkan, but not the Temple. And the dimensions of many of the objects in the Temple were not the same as in the Mishkan (the Copper Altar was bigger, for instance) ...
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How would the 'split the baby in half' situation be resolved according to halacha?
In 1 Kings 3:16-27 there is a story of two prostitutes who appear before King Shlomo, each having a newborn baby. One of the babies died and there was a dispute as to which one. There were no ...
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How many children did King Solomon have?
King Solomon [1 Kings 11 (4)] “had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines;”
How many children did he have? Three. The question is referred to at http://wiki.answers.com/Q/...
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What technology did King Solomon have?
I'm looking for sourced statements of modern technology possessed by King Solomon.
So far I have seen:
An answer here quotes the idea that King Solomon had a flying carpet of sorts. The Ben ...
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Do the Rabbanim know more than King Solomon about the reality of post-death?
I believe it's accepted in the mainstream that Kohelet is authored by King Solomon in his wisdom.
In it, he writes:
19- For there is a happening for the children of men, and there is a happening ...
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Is Solomon wiser than Moshiach?
I read in Chapter 3, verses 11-12 of the Book of Kings (which I think is in the Nevi'im) the following:
And God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long ...
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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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What is the source that the Western Wall was built by the poor?
I understand that there is a general Jewish tradition that the Western Wall/Kotel was built by the poor (I believe under the command of King Solomon) (link). What is the source for the tradition (...
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How did King Solomon and King David keep up his duties to his wives
How did King Solomon and King David keep their marital duties to so many wives? Was there a system of rights the woman of the kings Harem enjoyed?
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Kings of Israel and the prohibition of "many wives"
The Torah explicitly states that kings should refrain from having many wives (Devarim 16:17):
וְלֹ֤א יַרְבֶּה־לּוֹ֙ נָשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָס֖וּר לְבָב֑וֹ וְכֶ֣סֶף
וְזָהָ֔ב לֹ֥א יַרְבֶּה־לּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃
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Why King Solomon wasn't worthy of a share in Olam Haba? [duplicate]
In Sanhedrin 104, the members of the Great Assembly decided that Shlomo does not deserve a share in the World to Come.
[Sages enumerated a list of kings that do not deserve a share in Olam Habah] Rav ...
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