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The Bible says Solomon built the [[Solomon's Temple|First Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]],<ref name='JewEnc'/> dedicating the temple to [[Yahweh]], or [[God in Judaism]].<ref>1 Kings 5:5; 8:20</ref> Solomon is portrayed as wealthy, wise and powerful, and as one of the 48 [[Prophets in Judaism|Jewish prophets]].<ref>{{Citation |author=[[Rashi]] |title=''to'' Megillah |at=14a}}</ref> He is also the subject of many later references and legends, most notably in the [[Testament of Solomon]] (part of first-century [[biblical apocrypha]]).
The [[historicity]] of Solomon is hotly debated. Current [[Scientific consensus|consensus]] states that regardless of whether or not a man named Solomon truly reigned as king over [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|Israel and Judah]] in the tenth century BC, the biblical description of his apparent empire's lavishness is most probably an [[anachronistic]] exaggeration.{{Sfn|Finkelstein|Silberman|2006|page=20}}<ref name="Grabbe22">Grabbe, Lester. The Dawn of Israel: A History of Canaan in the Second Millennium BC. 2023. T&T Clark. p. 255-259. “It is essentially a [[Oral literature|folktale]] about an Eastern
In the [[New Testament]], he is portrayed as a teacher of wisdom excelled by [[Jesus]] of Nazareth,<ref>Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31</ref> and as arrayed in glory but excelled by "the [[The Birds of the Air|lilies of the field]]".<ref>Matthew 6:28–29; Luke 12:27</ref> In the [[Quran]], he is considered to be a major [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|Islamic prophet]]. In mostly non-biblical circles, Solomon also came to be known as a magician and an exorcist, with numerous [[amulet]]s and medallion seals dating from the [[Hellenistic period]] invoking his name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmc-terrasanta.org/en/archaeology-culture-and-other-religions.html?vid=3586 |title=Archaeology, Culture, and other Religions |publisher=FMC terra santa |access-date=2013-06-21}}</ref>
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