Old Testament Places In Judaism

It is through this revelation from the Hebrew Bible that Solomon reveals that Jerusalem is seen as the place in which God dwells.
In Judaism Jerusalem is the holiest city. Jerusalem has long been in embedded into Jewish tradition and study. There are many stories of Jerusalem in the Tanakh. Such as the story of the Binding of Isaac. Prior to the First Temple built by Solomon Abraham was to sacrifice his son Isaac at Mount Moriah. This is the same place in Jerusalem in which Solomon later built the First Temple. According to the Talmud this is where the world started and expanded from and the area God gathered dirt and dust to create Adam.
After the first Temple built by King Solomon it was destroyed by the Babylonians. Then a second temple was built in the same spot. That is until it was destroyed, and the Jewish people were exiled by the Romans. In modern times the site is called the Temple Mount and is the holiest site in Judaism. Jews will not walk on the site where the temple once stood. In modern times the Western Wall which is an ancient retaining which is considered holy due to its connection to the Temple Mount. This is where Jews are permitted to pray to their holiest of sites. …show more content…
It is the site in which Spirit of God dwelled and even today many believe his presence still resides there, which is why many Jews will not walk on the temple mount. There are countless stories in the Hebrew bible that put Jerusalem as the location in the story. Many important stories such as that of the creation of Adam at the Temple Mount spot, King David settling Jerusalem as the religious capital of Israel, and King Solomon building the First Temple for God to reside are central in Judaism. Thus, Jerusalem is perceived by Judaism to be the holiest City and the Temple mount being the holiest site of