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}}The '''Temple Mount''', biblical Mount Moriah, is a hill in the Old City of [[Jerusalem]]. It is the former site of the Jewish temple built by King Solomon in the mid-tenth century BC. The temple was rebuilt by King Herod of Judea in the first century BC. Jesus was presented at the Herodian temple as a baby and returned as an adult to overturn the tables of the money changers. The Roman commander Titus destroyed this temple in 70 AD during a Jewish revolt against Roman rule. Although the Temple Mount was captured by the Israelis in 1967, it is still managed by an Islamic religious authority called the Waqf. The most prominent buildings on the Temple Mount are the [[Dome of the Rock]], an Islamic shrine built in 687-691, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, built about 710. As the site of Muhammad's ascension to heaven, Al-Aqsa is considered to be the third holiest site in Islam. | }}The '''Temple Mount''', biblical Mount Moriah, is a hill in the Old City of [[Jerusalem]]. It is the former site of the Jewish temple built by King Solomon in the mid-tenth century BC. The temple was rebuilt by King Herod of Judea in the first century BC. Jesus was presented at the Herodian temple as a baby and returned as an adult to overturn the tables of the money changers. The Roman commander Titus destroyed this temple in 70 AD during a Jewish revolt against Roman rule. Although the Temple Mount was captured by the Israelis in 1967, it is still managed by an Islamic religious authority called the Waqf. The most prominent buildings on the Temple Mount are the [[Dome of the Rock]], an Islamic shrine built in 687-691, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, built about 710. As the site of Muhammad's ascension to heaven, Al-Aqsa is considered to be the third holiest site in Islam. | ||
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| + | Various prophecies in the old and new testaments call for the rebuilding of the Jewish temple. For example, in a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonia, Paul prophesied as follows: | ||
| + | {{cquote|Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [the day of the Lord] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<ref>2 Thessalonians 2:3–4 (ESV).</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 11:20, March 31, 2020
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| Arabic name | |
| Arabic | الحرم القدسي الشريف |
| Romanization | al-Haram al-Qudsī ash-Sharīf (Noble Sanctuary) |
| Hebrew name | |
| Hebrew | הר הבית |
| Romanization | Har ha-Bayit |
The Temple Mount, biblical Mount Moriah, is a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the former site of the Jewish temple built by King Solomon in the mid-tenth century BC. The temple was rebuilt by King Herod of Judea in the first century BC. Jesus was presented at the Herodian temple as a baby and returned as an adult to overturn the tables of the money changers. The Roman commander Titus destroyed this temple in 70 AD during a Jewish revolt against Roman rule. Although the Temple Mount was captured by the Israelis in 1967, it is still managed by an Islamic religious authority called the Waqf. The most prominent buildings on the Temple Mount are the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine built in 687-691, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, built about 710. As the site of Muhammad's ascension to heaven, Al-Aqsa is considered to be the third holiest site in Islam.
Prophecy
Various prophecies in the old and new testaments call for the rebuilding of the Jewish temple. For example, in a letter to a Christian community in Thessalonia, Paul prophesied as follows:
| “ | Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day [the day of the Lord] will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.[1] | ” |
References
- ↑ 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4 (ESV).