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∙ 8y agoChristians who saw the Jewish prayer along the Western Wall were unfamiliar with the typical morose-sounding tone of Jewish prayer and believed that they were witnessing a lamentation. As a result, they termed the Western Wall as the "Wailing Wall" since they thought that the Jews were crying and wailing.
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What is another name for the western wall?
The Wailing Wall
Do people call the wailing wall the western wall more or the wailing wall?
The proper name is the Western Wall or kotel. the term "wailing wall" is a mistaken term created by British soldiers who didn't understand the Jewish style of prayer, and thought they were wailing.
Where is the wailing wall?
The 'wailing wall' - it's in Jerusalem, it is the remaining, western wall of Salomon's Temple.jerusalem
What city is the wailing wall in?
the city the wailing wall is in jersalem p.s im 13
What is the name of the country and continent of the Wailing Wall?
Israel is the country and Asia is the continent.
Why might you hear wailing at the wailing wall?
There is no such thing as a "Wailing Wall". That term was mistake made by non-Jews when they first saw the Jewish style of prayer. It is called the Western Wall or the Kotel. You do not hear wailing at the Western Wall. You hear Hebrew prayers.
What is the purpose of the Wailing Wall?
The Wailing wall, or the western wall is the last surviving part of the 2nd temple. The second temple was the most recent place that jewish sacrifices have been done, and it was destroyed except the wailing wall.
Where is sacred wailing wall?
The Western Wall is located in Jerusalem, Israel. There is no such thing as a wailing wall. This is a misnomer imposed by non-Jewish people who misunderstood the dinstinctive style of Jewish prayer at the "Western Wall", and thought it was wailing.
Where is the Wailing Wall 1 Rome 2 Paris 3 Baghdad 4 Jerusalem?
The Wailing Wall is in Jerusalem.
How many people surround the Wailing Wall per year?
In 2010 there were about 10 million visitors to the Wailing Wall.
Where is the wailing wall loacated?
There is no such thing as a wailing wall. This is a misnomer imposed by non-Jewish people who misunderstood the dinstinctive style of Jewish prayer, and thought it was wailing. You are most likely referring to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel.
What is the wailing wall common known as?
the prayer wall, people write their prayers on paper and place it in the cracks. FYI women aren't allowed at the wailing wall
