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3 days ago · The Temple Mount is the place where past Jewish temples are commonly believed to have stood, which places it, along with the nearby Western Wall, among the holiest sites in Judaism.
3 days ago · Following the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel gained control of the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount. However, the Israeli government allowed the Islamic Waqf (religious endowment) to continue managing the day-to-day affairs of the holy site (Reiter, 2017).
12 hours ago · The neighborhood was originally uncovered during excavations led by Professor Nahman Avigad of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, following the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Based on the proximity to the Temple Mount, and the abundance of ritual baths and stone vessels found, archaeologists believe this area housed wealthy priestly ...
2 days ago · The Temple Mount, which is administered by an Islamic waqf (trust), makes the Muslim sector in the Old City’s northeast the largest of its four quarters. Apart from Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, the quarter is known for its ancient souk (marketplace) as well as its abundance of restaurants and accommodations.
1 day ago · Connection to Roman temple Jerusalem after being rebuilt by Hadrian. Two main east–west roads were built rather than the typical one, due to the awkward location of the Temple Mount, blocking the central east–west route. The site of the church had been a temple to Jupiter or Venus built by Hadrian before Constantine's edifice was built.
12 hours ago · Israeli army”s Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren carries a Torah scroll and blows a shofar (ram”s horn) June 7, 1967 on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Israel on the day of its capture from Jordanian ...
2 days ago · Biblical Israel: Second Temple Model. By Marc Turnage. The large, scale model of Jerusalem in A.D. 66 offers one of the main attractions at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Hans Kroch, who owner of the Holy Land Hotel in Jerusalem, commissioned Professor Michael Avi-Yonah and his students to create the model in honor of Kroch’s son who died in ...
