Dome of the Rock located in a part of Old Jerusalem is a vital structure to three major monotheistic world religions. With Dome of the Rock’s religious and historical importance in location‚ it has been a site of past supernatural events and prophesied to be the site of future events. The design of the building itself is also an example of harmonious proportion. Dome of the Rock has had much activity since the beginning of time. Dome of the Rock has many names for its key roles in religious histories
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suddenly taken over. Yasir Arafat believes that the Jews “resorted to trickery and deceit in order to implant them in our midst”. The Muslims feel connected with the home that they have been so brutally separated from because of their Holy City‚ Jerusalem. They also believe that any ties that the Jewish people might have with Palestine are vicious lies. Not only are they irate with Israel becoming an established state‚ they are also annoyed with Israeli people forcing the Palestinians to show permits
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ability to dispatch foes‚ his natural grace like that of an antelope allowed him to out maneuver them. Despite his attributes that made him a great warrior capable of defeating armies at a time‚ he still followed the true King of Israel. Through him‚ Jerusalem was made a city in the nation of Israel and all the history that happened at history can be thanked to Ezer in part. His life teaches us humility in our gifts and loyalty to God. Ezer really was a Mighty Man of both David and
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that they claim as their Holy Land. The Jews and the Christians claim Jerusalem‚ Israel as there Holy Land while the Islamic people claim Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia. These places are where the people believe that God has left for them. In Jerusalem there are many battles about who should have the rights to this land. There are two parts in Jerusalem. There is the New City and the Old City. In the Old city there are many temples‚ one of the most important being the Haram esh-Sharif‚ or "Venerable Sanctuary
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The Dome of the Rock known as Qubbat As-Sakhrah‚ found in Jerusalem‚ was built by the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik between AD 687 and 691. Engineers‚ Raja ibn Haywah‚ a muslim theologian from Beit She’an‚ and Yazid Ibn Salam‚ a non-Arab and a Jerusalem native‚ were tasked to build the Dome of the Rock. Historically‚ it is one of the most iconic monumental buildings in the early Islamic history and is an excellent artistic creation of mankind. It became the symbol of unity of the three monotheistic
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about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation‚ going over all these things that had happened. In the middle of their talk and questions‚ Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were not able to recognize who he was. He asked‚ "What’s this you’re discussing so intently as you walk along?" They just stood there‚ long-faced‚ like they had lost their best friend. Then one of them‚ his name was Cleopas‚ said‚ "Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn’t heard what’s happened
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When Muslims face Mecca to pray prayers are said in Arabic. Three times a year Jews are commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem and Muslims go on haj to the Ka’ba in Mecca. A Jew is commanded to give between 10% and 20% of their income to charity while a Muslim is commanded to give 2.5% of their wealth to charity. Jewish married women are commanded to cover their hair
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The Romans ruled and controlled the region that included Jerusalem‚ the Romans had a massive impact on the Jews. The Romans occupied Jewish territories that were divided by the religious and political views. Some priests had focused on protecting the temple even though the Romans were needed to make such happen. A couple of groups moved to the desert caves where they and their faith could be left alone. Yet as time passed new things were practiced‚ baptism was one of them. This acted as a sign of
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The Crusades were a series of holy wars that lasted two hundred years. The purpose of the Crusades was to “regain” the Holy Land which is Palestine and the Holy City which Was Jerusalem from Muslim controls. Pope Urban the second ordered these wars in 1096CE. He gathered the kings and knights to Europe to discuss the problem in the holy land. This discussion led to the series of the crusades with the knights which were called the crusaders. The effects of the Crusades on Europe of the middle Ages
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migration to Jerusalem in 5th century BC and they become familiar to the new place. But in 175 BC the Jewish people are forced to follow Greek religion. Despite of that in 168 BC a Jewish priest Mattathias stood up for his religion and killed the captain and the traitor who was forcing the people to eat meat of pig. After this time they move to the hills and then their movement started which was called the Maccabee uprisings. With the passage of time the Jewish people reclaimed the Jerusalem and also
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