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==Location of the Temple==

==Location of the Temple==

The issue of where the Jewish Temple stood has attracted both interest and controversy. Traditionally, the Temple was said to have been at the location where the Dome of the Rock now stands. In modern times, various sites on the Temple Mount have been suggested.<ref>Dolphin, Lambert and Kollen, Michael, "[http://www.templemount.org/theories.html On The Location of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem]."</ref> The idea that the Temple was located outside the Temple Mount has also received attention, but is rejected by specialists as a fringe theory.<ref>Ruth Schuster and Ran Shapira, "[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/were-there-jewish-temples-on-temple-mount-yes-1.5411705 Were There Jewish Temples on Temple Mount?]", ''Haaretz'', Jul 24, 2017.</ref> Archaeological digs on the Temple Mount are banned by the Waqf, making the issue difficult to resolve.

The issue of where the Jewish Temple stood has attracted both interest and controversy. Traditionally, the Temple was said to have been at the location where the Dome of the Rock now stands. In modern times, various sites on the Temple Mount have been suggested.<ref name="dolphin">Dolphin, Lambert and Kollen, Michael, "[http://www.templemount.org/theories.html On The Location of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem]."</ref> The idea that the Temple was located outside the Temple Mount has also received attention, but is rejected by specialists as a fringe theory.<ref>Ruth Schuster and Ran Shapira, "[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/were-there-jewish-temples-on-temple-mount-yes-1.5411705 Were There Jewish Temples on Temple Mount?]", ''Haaretz'', Jul 24, 2017.</ref> Archaeological digs on the Temple Mount are banned by the Waqf, making the issue difficult to resolve.

Fortress Antonia, where Jesus was condemned by Pontius Pilate, was at a higher elevation than the temple, according to Josephus. In modern times, the Dome is the high point of the Temple Mount. However, the Temple Mount was expanded and landscaped in Hadrian's time. If Antonia was located at what is now the Dome, that would place the temple at Al Kas fountain, which is midway between the Dome and al-Aqsa.

Fortress Antonia, where Jesus was condemned by Pontius Pilate, was at a higher elevation than the temple, according to Josephus. In modern times, the Dome is the high point of the Temple Mount. However, the Temple Mount was expanded and landscaped in Hadrian's time. If Antonia was located at what is now the Dome, that would place the temple at Al Kas fountain, which is midway between the Dome and al-Aqsa.<ref name="dolphin"/>

According to another theory, the temple was due west of the eastern gate. The current eastern gate, called the Golden Gate, was built by Justinian in the sixth century. If the location of this gate corresponds to the Herodian gate, that would put the temple at the Dome of the Spirits, which is just north of the Dome of the Rock. This structure is also called the Dome of the Tablets, so there is a tradition connecting it to the temple.

An alternative theory is based on the tradition that the temple was due west of the Golden Gate. The current Golden Gate was built by Justinian in the sixth century and sealed off by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1541. If the location of this gate corresponds to the Herodian gate, that would put the temple at the Dome of the Spirits, which is just north of the Dome of the Rock. This structure is also called the Dome of the Tablets, so there is a tradition connecting it to the temple.<ref name="dolphin"/>

==Prophecy==

==Prophecy==