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2 Chronicles 3:1 refers to the Temple Mount in the time before the construction of the temple as Mount Moriah (Hebrew: הַר הַמֹּורִיָּה, har ha-Môriyyāh). The " land of Moriah " ( אֶרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה , eretṣ ha-Môriyyāh ) is the name given by Genesis to the location of the binding of Isaac. [118]
- 740 m (2,430 ft)
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The Temple Mount, known in Hebrew as Har Habayit, is traditionally said to be the site where Abraham demonstrated his devotion to God by taking his son Isaac to be sacrificed. The mount is also the site of both ancient Jewish temples. The first, built by King Solomon, was destroyed by the Babyloniansin 586 BCE.
3 days ago · The Temple Mount is the name for the site of the Temple of Jerusalem, which was destroyed by the Romans on the 9th/10th of Av in 70 CE. It consists of a raised platform that, since the 7th century, has been home to the Islamic holy sites of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Temple Mount is a portal—the place where the veil separating earth from the spiritual plane is most translucent. Our sages tell us that it is the conduit through which all prayers ascend to heaven.1. Read: Why Was Jerusalem Chosen? The Origins of the Temple Mount. The holiness of the Temple Mount begins with the creation of humankind.
- Mendel Adelman
- History of Temple Mount
- Temple Mount Today
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Jews believe that the Temple Mount was the location of the First and Second Temples, the first built by King Solomon in the tenth century BC to house the Ark of the Covenant and the second completed in the sixth century BC. Both of these temples, which remain of great significance to the Jewish faith, were destroyed (in the sixth century BC and fir...
Temple Mount has always been the subject of controversy and remains so today. Captured by Israel during the Six Day War of 1967, it is under Israeli sovereignty but under the control of the Islamic wakf. There is a ban on religious activities at the Temple Mount for non-Muslims, including prayer. Some Orthodox Jews are banned from visiting the site...
Temple Mount is part of Jerusalem’s Walled Old City: the nearest entrance is the Dung Gate if you’re driving, and there’s normally parking to be found near Gethsemane. Buses stop on Ma’ale HaShalom St outside.
- Sarah Roller
The Temple Mount is the trapezoid-shaped, walled-in area in the southeastern corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. The four walls surrounding it date back – at least in their lower parts – to the time of the Second Jewish Temple, built at the end of the first century BCE. These massive supporting walls, partly buried underground, were built ...
The Temple Mount: Dimensions At the beginning of the Second Temple period, the area of the Temple Mount was five hundred cubits square (approx. two hundred and fifty square meters). During the time of Herod, the area was greatly expanded and reached its present day dimensions, approximately 36 acres (150,000 …
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