There is no such thing as a wailing wall. This is a misnomer imposed by non-Jewish people who misunderstood the distinctive style of Jewish prayer, and thought it was wailing.
You are most likely referring to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod.
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.
The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod.
It is a remnant of the foundation wall of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is the only structure remaining of that temple after its destruction by the Romans in 70 AD. This is why it is so significant to Jewish people and a major site for prayer.
The Western wall is a remnant of Herod's grand temple, and is the most holiest site for Jews. It attracts thousands of Jewish worshippers daily, who come to pray and lay out their problems and seek for heavenly guidance. They feel the presence of God's spirit, who according to their belief resides for thousands of years in the holy temple.
It was not "discovered"; the Western Wall was a built structure. Jerusalem is a hilly city and, therefore, in order to create a large esplanade for the Great Temple, retaining walls needed to be built on the southern and western sides. It is the western retaining wall of the esplanade that is the Western Wall that the Jews pray at, since it is the closest place to where the Great Temple stood aside from the esplanade itself, which is forbidden for prayer since trespassing on where the original Temple was is a Jewish religious prohibition.
The Western Wall (a.k.a. Wailing Wall) is the last remaining wall from the Temple Mount, the structure that surrounded the Jewish Temple. The First Temple was built by King Solomon in the time of the Prophets and stood for several centuries. The Second Temple was built by Ezra, stood for hundreds of years and was destroyed in the year 68 CE. Towards the end of its existence, the Second Temple was expanded upon by Herod.
The Western Wall contains many rows of stones from the Temple era, while its higher rows were added later.
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. The western wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod.
he built the western ( wailing ) wall.
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, which is on the continent of Asia. The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod.
if you mean the "Wailing Wall" it is situated in Jerusalem, Israel. I t is part of the temple that Solomon built.
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. The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod. Near the wall is the Temple mount, and on top of the mountain is a mosque.
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. The Western Wall was built as part of the expansion of the 2nd Jewish Temple, approximate 20 BCE. It is a retaining wall of the Temple mount that was built by King Herod. The reason that it is called the "Western Wall" is that it is the retaining wall on the western side of the esplanade.
The 'wailing wall' - it's in Jerusalem, it is the remaining, western wall of Salomon's Temple.jerusalem
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.
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What is now known as the Wailing Wall, or Western Wall, was built as a retaining wall for a huge mound that King Herod the Great had constructed for the Temple he was building or extending in its centre. Little is left of the Temple and its surrounds, and the Wall has achieved iconic status among Jews.
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.
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.