Temple Mount
Har a-Bait, Temple Mount, Al-Haram Al-SharifIsrael, Jerusalem
Temple Mount
Har a-Bait, Temple Mount, Al-Haram Al-SharifIsrael, Jerusalem
The Temple Mount (“noble sanctuary”) is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Old City of Jerusalem, a sacred place for Judaism and Islam. Currently, it is a rectangular square surrounded by high walls, towering over the rest of the Old City, on which Muslim shrines are located - Al-Aqsa (the distant mosque) and Kubbat al-Sakhra (also known as the Dome on the Rock), built by Abd al-Malik in 691.
The Temple Mount is traditionally identified with Mount Moriah, the place indicated to Abraham by God for the sacrifice of Isaac. At the same place, subsequently, the forefather Jacob saw his famous dream. The Temple Mount is the holiest place for Jews: religious Jews around the world face Israel during prayers, Jews in Israel face Jerusalem, and Jews in Jerusalem face the Temple Mount.
The Temple Mount is traditionally identified with Mount Moriah, the place indicated to Abraham by God for the sacrifice of Isaac. At the same place, subsequently, the forefather Jacob saw his famous dream. The Temple Mount is the holiest place for Jews: religious Jews around the world face Israel during prayers, Jews in Israel face Jerusalem, and Jews in Jerusalem face the Temple Mount.
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