Second Temple Completed

The Second Temple was completed in −516 in Jerusalem after the Jewish return from Babylonian exile. Its rebuilding began under the leadership of Zerubbabel and Joshua the High Priest, with encouragement from the prophets Haggai and Zechariah.

This event marked the restoration of Jewish worship in Jerusalem after the destruction of the First Temple in −586. The Second Temple became the religious center of Jewish life for centuries, lasting through the Persian, Greek, Hasmonean, and Roman periods until its destruction by Rome in 70.