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| − | }}The '''Temple Mount''' is a hill in [[Jerusalem]] | + | }}The '''Temple Mount''', biblical Mount Moriah, is a hill in the Old City of [[Jerusalem]]. It is the former site of the [[Solomon's Temple|Temple of Solomon]] in pre-exile times, as well as [[Herod]]'s Temple, which stood in the time of Jesus. Since Herod's time, the mount has been fortified as a large stone platform. The Temple Mount today bears on the site the [[Islamic]] [[Dome of the Rock]] ([[Arabic]]: مسجد قبة الصخرة, ''Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah''), built between 687-691 A.D. on the order of [[Abd al-Malik]] (the ninth [[Caliph]]); and the Al-Aqsa Mosque (built c. 710). |
[[Category:Israel]] | [[Category:Israel]] | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 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 Temple of Solomon in pre-exile times, as well as Herod's Temple, which stood in the time of Jesus. Since Herod's time, the mount has been fortified as a large stone platform. The Temple Mount today bears on the site the Islamic Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah), built between 687-691 A.D. on the order of Abd al-Malik (the ninth Caliph); and the Al-Aqsa Mosque (built c. 710).