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>> Jerusalem is a city that is home to three of the world's
great religions yet, for centuries it has been
divided by famed suspicion.
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem contains one of
the most inspirational buildings in the world,
said to have been laid down according to God's instructions.
Most of Solomon's temple has long gone destroyed by the
Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar two and a half
thousand years ago but Jews, Christians and Muslims each view
Temple Mount as sacred.
Now a late seventh century Islamic shrine the Dome of
the Rock stands on the top.
Before the Christian and Islamic faiths three great temples were
built in succession a focus of worship for the ancient
Israelites' going back three millenniums.
The last great reconstruction of the temple in twenty B.C.
was under taken by King Herod and this portion of the
Western War is known as the Waiting War
a site most sacred to Jews.
In six hundred and thirty eight A.D.
Muslim forces captured Jerusalem and built a mosque - The Dome of
the Rock and beneath the Dome is a rock that
Temple Mount is all about.
The Rock is sacred to Muslims, Jews and Christians because all
believe it is the place where Abraham (the patriarch of all
free religions) planned to sacrifice his son Isaac.
In addition, for Islam it is the rock from,
which Mohammed descended to heaven.
There is another reason why Temple Mount means so much to
all three faiths because Solomon's temple was said to be
the home of the Ark of the Covenant.
A casket containing the Ten Commandments
handed down to Moses.
This great treasure could have been hidden in a secret chamber
deep in The Mount just before Nebuchadnezzar
destroyed the temple.
It is an enticing legend but the truth is to this day nobody
really knows but what is certain is the Temple Mount itself
has remained one of the most important religious sites
throughout its history