Ian, your book title is curious. Isn’t it a settled fact that Jerusalem’s temples were on what is today called Temple Mount, where the Muslim shrine The Dome of the Rock stands?
Well, no. There is a growing number of scholars and others who believe that Solomon’s temple and the later temples stood in the City of David, some distance to the south of The Dome of the rock site.
Is there any compelling evidence?
In my view, and that of others, more than there is for the alleged Temple Mount site.
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