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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem (“Har Habayit” in Hebrew) is Judaism’s most sacred spot, the place where two Holy Temples stood and a third will stand in the Messianic era, may it happen very soon. Read on for 12 facts about this focal point of Jewish hopes, prayers, and longing throughout the millennia of our history.
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Jan 23, 2024 · The Southern Wall featured two gates, the Double Gate and the Triple Gate, often erroneously referred to as the Huldah Gates. The Southern Wall of the Temple Mount is 912 feet long. The extant remains of this wall are shown in yellow.
Jan 11, 2012 · Already in 1878, James Ferguson, in his The Temples of the Jews and the Other Buildings in the Haram Area at Jerusalem, suggested that the Temple stood in the southern part of today’s Temple Mount. The major proponent of this view today is architect Tuviah Sagiv.
The intense heat of the Roman destruction created burnt impressions on the southern wall of the Temple Mount, outlining the arches of the vaulted rooms that supported the paved street as it descended.
The southern wall of the Temple Mount contains two entrances—the Double and Triple Gates—which provided access to the Temple precinct via underground ramps. The northern two-thirds of the western wall is obscured today by buildings, though a tunnel alongside it opened in 1996.
Sep 11, 2022 · Two stairways leading underground exist on the Temple Mount's southern extension. Why are they there? When were they built and by whom?
Aug 5, 2018 · Further research may help us understand how these tiles were used in Temple Mount floor patterns. HEROD’S TEMPLE MOUNT. On the southern end of the Temple Mount was Herod’s Royal Stoa, a roofed, open-air, basilical building where public and commercial activity took place.
