History · 11 · Haggai
Other Yhwh temples were built too
Around the same time, Samaria was building a Yhwh temple, and a Jewish community in Egypt had one, later destroyed by locals.
Jerusalem's temple wasn't unique.
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When the Egyptian community rebuilt, it sought support from leaders in both Jerusalem and Samaria.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 172
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