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Today the Muslim's Dome of the Rock covers that location. This is a closer view of the actual bedrock, or the original rock, from the top of Mount Moriah. It is located under the Muslim's Dome of the Spirits and is located just outside the Dome of the Rock.
- 34-Temple Mount
34-Temple Mount - Mount Moriah - Jerusalem 101 - Generation...
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19-City of David - Mount Moriah - Jerusalem 101 - Generation...
- 16-Salem, Jebus
16- Salem, Jebus or Jerusalem. When Abraham entered the land...
- 51-Bethesda Pool
51-Bethesda Pool - Mount Moriah - Jerusalem 101 - Generation...
- 52-Holy Sepulcher
Also, the sacrifice of Isaac was transferred from the Temple...
- 18-Gihon Springs
66-Dome of the Rock: 5-The Gates Today: 23-Solomon's...
- 33-Ashlar Stones
33-Ashlar Stones - Mount Moriah - Jerusalem 101 - Generation...
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47-South Temple Wall - Mount Moriah - Jerusalem 101 -...
- 34-Temple Mount
Oct 27, 2014 · Was it on the very top of Mount Moriah, i.e. on the Rock (Sakhra) now located inside the Dome of the Rock, or elsewhere? Many people believe the altar built by Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac was situated on top of the Rock and that later the Temple altars were built there.
On Mt. Moriah, the present-day Temple Mount in Jerusalem the exposed bedrock under the Dome of the Rock is known as "the Foundation Stone"in Hebrew Even ha-Shetiyah. Although the Jewish Temples were later built on the same foundation stone, or an extension of this same bedrock elsewhere on Mt. Moriah, the term "foundation stone" refers to the ...
- Dome of The Rock site?
- Sacrificial site?
- Conclusion
- What Then to Make of Chronicles
On the first question, the only clue in the text is that the Temple was built on the "threshing floor of Ornan". In ancient times, threshing floors had to be in open spaces and were usually on high ground. These two traits allowed the people to maximize the power of the wind to help separate the the grains from the chaff. The hill of the Dome of th...
On the second question, the evidence is much more mixed. Looking solely at the Biblical text is inconclusive. Genesis 22:2 says simply that Abraham went up "one of the mountains" in the "land of Moriah". The Septuagint version is even vaguer: The three extant Targums (which are interpretative translations into Aramaic) read: Interestingly, the frag...
The tradition on the site of the Temple being the same spot that now houses the Dome of the Rock is very strong. And the tradition matches the physical evidence. In contrast, the tradition on the site of Abraham's sacrifice is variant. The association with the site of the Temple also doesn't match the physical evidence very well. Therefore, I think...
It has been suggested that the author of Chronicles "inserted" the name Moriah into the Temple account to give the Temple a symbolic link to Abraham. However, this view is unlikely for a number of reasons:10 1. The writer of Chronicles is generally uninterested in the history of Israel before the founding of the monarchy 2. There is no evidence the...
The Mt. Moriah bedrock outcrops within the Dome of Rock, as is well known. Although the bedrock elevation drops sharply to the south in the direction of the City of David, the level of the bedrock is just beneath the paving stones for over 100 meters to the North of the Dome of the Rock shrine.
A small dome, the Dome of the Prophet (E-Nabi), stands east of the Dome of the Rock and was built by the Turkish governor of Jerusalem, Muhammed Bey in 1538. It houses a well-built mihrab, or prayer niche facing Mecca.
Encased in this golden-topped structure is the rock where Muhammad prayed with Gabriel. It is also said to be the exact location of his ascension.
