Temple in Jerusalem

In the partial kingdom God 's people are the nation of Israel the descendants of Abraham, God 's chosen place is Canaan, Jerusalem and God 's temple. God 's rule and blessings are the law which was given to Moses in the 12 commandments and a King for God 's people. God 's chosen king during this period is David a man after God 's own heart. The partial kingdom shows that Israel continues…

ravages of time and changes in taste affected the maintenance of the building. The Dome of the Rock will here be shown to belong to a general architectural type that includes a number of mythologized pre-Dome structures located not only on the Temple Mount but also in South Arabia. The early sources frequently refer to these structures as "mihrabs." These mihrabs must be integrated into the pre-history of the Dome of the Rock; they and their surrounding events are as important to…

The Holy of Holies was an inner sanctuary inside the temple where God's spirit dwelled and this area could only be entered during Yom Kippur by a High Priest. The High Priest would enter this area and place the sacrificial blood on the cover of the ark known as the “atonement seat”. He also would say the name of God out loud. “During Temple times, the true name of God held such power and inspired such awe and fear that people were afraid to hear…

military order along with eight relatives and acquaintances, calling it the Poor Knights of the Temple of King Solomon.” The Knights were monks and noblemen that were sent to defend the Holy Land. They branched out and boasted sizable ships and expanded their religion into Western Europe. The Knights were fierce noblemen that defended the Holy Land and all of the Christians in it. “Muslim soldiers retook Jerusalem and turned the tide of the crusades in the late 12th century, forcing the…

Jewish people several times after the Babylonian Exile, through their trials and their triumphs, God constantly showed he was without a shadow of a doubt in control. This is visible from the Maccabean revolt after the blatant disrespect of God and his temple shown by Antiochus, the literature that was produced during the “Silent” Years, and all the way to the end of the period of silence when Jesus Christ story…

Many people in our world desire to know what the future holds. Thousands of people read horoscopes, go to palm readers, and look to psychics for answers to questions concerning the future. We are enamored with knowing what is coming over the next horizon so it is no wonder that many people who read the Bible do so to get an insiders glimpse on what tomorrow holds. And in a very general, but meaningful way, we are told what the future holds for humanity. Those who are found in Christ have an…

they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day 's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in…

was initially chosen to lead the Crusade by Pope Urban II. Raymond was also the pope of the Roman church and to all bishops and Christians (Reilly 387). He formed a military army that consisted of over three hundred thousand soldiers to travel to Jerusalem, impression the Franks, and take over Antioch. Because the battle was so straining, thousands of men became sick due to lack of food, water, and various illnesses (Reilly 388). Raymond could not bare to lose his soldiers so he strengthened the…

Judaism is considered to be the first monotheistic religion. It is one of the oldest religions existing today. Like many religions, Judaism began with a patriarch. Around 2,000 BC, Judaism was founded by a man named Abraham who was considered to be the ‘Father of the Jewish people’ whom lived in Mesopotamia. At the time, most people were polytheistic but the Jewish people believed in one God who they referred to as Yahweh. The Jews believed that God made a covenant with Abraham which…

When couples marry, the individual fulfills the first mitzvah in the Torah, which is “be fruitful and multiply” it is believed that God created people so they could marry and continue passing down the Jewish beliefs and traditions. When the groom marries the bride, his obligation is to not deprive her of food, clothing and marital rights. The significance of the chatan (groom) in reading the Torah, the saturday before their marriages is to show that the Torah is central to their lives. In both…