"And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it." — The *completion*: in the *eleventh year*, *eighth month* (*Bul*, later called Marheshvan, autumn), the *temple was finished*. The phrase *le-kol-dabar u-le-kol-mishpato* (according to all its details and specifications) emphasizes the *thoroughness* and *precision*. The *total building time*—*sheva shanim* (seven years)—is *symbolically complete*, suggesting a *full cycle* of creation (seven days) extended to *seven years*. The *temple construction* is thus framed as a *new creation*, bringing *cosmic order* and *divine presence* into physical reality.

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