Temple Mount
Jerusalem has long been referred to as one of the most holy geographical locations on Earth and home to the sacred Temple Mount. Temple Mount has served as a central location for religious worship to numerous different religions and rulers, yet despite this unity, it has caused much separation throughout the land. The history of the Temple Mount dates back to a time filled with religion, bloodshed, and conflict and has continued this pattern century after century. Permanently located in the old city of Jerusalem, ownership of the temple mount has been an everlasting argument and strongly debated among the three major monotheistic religions. While the Temple mount has been the focus of much debate among the Abrahamic religions …show more content…
Falling under the control of King David, it was he that made the choice that the old city of Jerusalem would serve as the location of the First Temple. Its purpose would be to house the Ark of the Covenant and to provide the Jewish people with a central location for worship. It was King David’s son, King Solomon that completed the building of the first Temple Mount in 957 BCE. The First Temple consisted of a small rectangular building with a large courtyard. The courtyard was divided into three parts: the porch, a main service room and the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was the innermost sacred room as it housed the Ark of the Covenant and was considered to be the dwelling place of the Divine Presence and could only be entered by the high priest on the Day of Atonement. Its religious importance grew as The Temple Mount was established as the only acceptable place for sacrifice in the Judah Kingdom. The First Temple stood almost 500 years before being destroyed by the Babylonians in 586BCE. Having conquered the city, the Babylonians forced the Jews into exile and 70 years would pass before the Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem where they would …show more content…
In the book of Matthew, Jesus prophesied that “not one stone will be left on another; everyone will be thrown down.” And so it was when the Romans destroyed Herod’s revised temple. From a biblical standpoint the Temple Mount then referred to as Mount Moriah and was the location of several important historical and sacred events. Mount Moriah was the place Abraham was told to go to sacrifice his son Isaac about 900 years prior to King Solomon’s building of the First Temple on the same site which God had chosen. Advancing to the time of Moses the Temple Mount was referred to by the songs of Moses as “the mountain of your
Jerusalem has long been referred to as one of the most holy geographical locations on Earth and home to the sacred Temple Mount. Temple Mount has served as a central location for religious worship to numerous different religions and rulers, yet despite this unity, it has caused much separation throughout the land. The history of the Temple Mount dates back to a time filled with religion, bloodshed, and conflict and has continued this pattern century after century. Permanently located in the old city of Jerusalem, ownership of the temple mount has been an everlasting argument and strongly debated among the three major monotheistic religions. While the Temple mount has been the focus of much debate among the Abrahamic religions …show more content…
Falling under the control of King David, it was he that made the choice that the old city of Jerusalem would serve as the location of the First Temple. Its purpose would be to house the Ark of the Covenant and to provide the Jewish people with a central location for worship. It was King David’s son, King Solomon that completed the building of the first Temple Mount in 957 BCE. The First Temple consisted of a small rectangular building with a large courtyard. The courtyard was divided into three parts: the porch, a main service room and the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was the innermost sacred room as it housed the Ark of the Covenant and was considered to be the dwelling place of the Divine Presence and could only be entered by the high priest on the Day of Atonement. Its religious importance grew as The Temple Mount was established as the only acceptable place for sacrifice in the Judah Kingdom. The First Temple stood almost 500 years before being destroyed by the Babylonians in 586BCE. Having conquered the city, the Babylonians forced the Jews into exile and 70 years would pass before the Jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem where they would …show more content…
In the book of Matthew, Jesus prophesied that “not one stone will be left on another; everyone will be thrown down.” And so it was when the Romans destroyed Herod’s revised temple. From a biblical standpoint the Temple Mount then referred to as Mount Moriah and was the location of several important historical and sacred events. Mount Moriah was the place Abraham was told to go to sacrifice his son Isaac about 900 years prior to King Solomon’s building of the First Temple on the same site which God had chosen. Advancing to the time of Moses the Temple Mount was referred to by the songs of Moses as “the mountain of your