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Biblical and rabbinic sources address the causes of the First Temple's destruction by the Babylonians, emphasizing moral and spiritual failures including idolatry, sexual immorality, bloodshed, neglect of Torah, and lack of communal accountability. The sources present both the historical narrative of the siege and destruction, and the theological interpretations of why this catastrophe occurred.
מִפְּנֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה דְּבָרִים שֶׁהָיוּ בּוֹ: עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, וְגִלּוּי עֲרָיוֹת, וּשְׁפִיכוּת דָּמִים
