Tuesday, April 6, 2010

רזא דאלף

One Idan of 480 years after Yetziat Mitzrayim in 1329, four years after the reign of David HaMelech, the time of the Mikdash arrived. However, the successful construction only started when three Idanim had passed from Yetziat Mitzrayim, in the fourth year of Shlomo HaMelech, in year 2769. From the end of the reign of David, year 1805, until the end of the reign of Shlomo, year 2805, is one thousand years. Hence, Shlomo is said to have taken 1000 נשים. Read: 1000 שנים. As is written: האלף לך שלמה.

There were 410 years from the beginning of Shlomo's reign until the destruction of the Mikdash in year 3175. Seventy years later, the time of the second Mikdash arrived. The attempt to build it failed at that time, but three times 70 years after the destruction of 3175, in year 3385, the rebuilding started once again, and culminated in the dedication of the second Mikdash in the year 3409.

There were 420 years from the dedication of the second Mikdash until its destruction in 3829. In the year 4480, 651 years after the second destruction, the El Aqsa mosque was completed, slightly north of Makom HaMikdash. Three times 651 years after the second destruction, the building of the third Mikdash is due to commence at the proper location.