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Jerusalem

The capital of Israel, Jerusalem is situated in the Judean Mountains between the northern edge of the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a holy city to the three major religions –Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The city has a population of 780,200 as of 2009.

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Why are only Muslims allowed to go to the dome of the rock?

The true answer is because both the Jordanian waqf and Israeli police do not want non-Muslims inside the Dome of the Rock.

The Jordanian waqf, not Palestinian officials, govern the Temple Mount. Israeli police provide security. The Waqf want only Muslims, because it is comfortable for them and they feel good about exercising power over others. They would be happiest with a situation akin to Mecca or Medina, where only Muslims are allowed to breathe the air.

The Israelis defer to the Waqf and do not want to risk World War 3 over some religious fanatic causing trouble.

The Israeli government is implicated in this utterly discriminatory policy. It is a true outrage.

What was the size of the Jerusalem wall when Nehemiah rebuilt it?

The best answer is actually from a quote by Josephus which states the circumference of Jerusalem in his day as 33 stadia, which equals 4.5 English miles. That would make the area within the walls of Jerusalem about 960 acres, 1.5 sq mi. Many archeologists believe that the walls of Jerusalem were about the same in both Nehemiah's day and Jesus' day.

Who controls Jerusalem today?

Israel controlled the city of Jerusalem since there Independence in 1948. Jerusalem is Israel Capitol to

Jerusalem was designed to belong to which two countries?

If the question is asking as to which two countries desperately claim Jerusalem to be theirs, the answer is: Israel and Palestine.

However, Jerusalem was never designed to belong to two countries. Like all cities, it was designed to be a unified city. Every city that has been divided, from Berlin, to Vienna, to Nicosia, to Rome has suffered from having its urban structure divided between two different countries.

What countries are east of Jerusalem?

Syria is east of the northern part of the Jordan River and Jordan is east of the Jordan River from the southern end of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)

Is Jerusalem an Arab city?

Jerusalem is not a country at all. It is the capital city of Israel, a country
whose citizens have the right under the law to practice any religion.

What is the capital and largest city in Asia Israel?

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, but it certainly not the largest city in Asia; it is not even the largest city in Israel (which is Tel Aviv). The largest city in Asia is the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area; the two cities bleed into one another.

The holiest site in Judaism?

  • 1) Jerusalem is the center of Judaism. It is important to Jews because it was the site of the Akeidah (Binding of Isaac, in Genesis ch.22) and was later the seat of the Davidic Kings, when King David, Israel's greatest king, founded the dynasty that ruled Judah for much of its history, making Jerusalem the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel during his reign and that of his son, King Solomon. Most importantly, it was the location of the First and Second Temples, where offerings were made to God and where His presence dwelt in the Holy of Holies and was manifested in a number of miracles (Mishna, Avos ch.5). Jerusalem is called the holy city by the prophets (Isaiah 52:1). It was where Jews would go three times a year to celebrate the holiest festivals (Deuteronomy ch.16). Even after the destruction of the Temple, the Temple Mount and adjacent Western ("Wailing") Wall, which still stands, is the holiest site in Judaism. It is hoped and prophesied (Ezekiel ch.40-44) that one day a third temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem and that the Messiah will come to it.
  • 2) As a result of the historical connection between the Jewish people and Jerusalem, it was seen as an intrinsically holy city and a place where God's presence rested. Jerusalem has become representative of the connection with the Divine. In addition, Jerusalem is seen as the source of Divine Law, as demonstrated in many Jewish prayers: "Ki miTziyon tetze Torah udvar Hashem maYerushalayim - From Zion comes the Torah and the Word of God from Jerusalem"; Isaiah 2:3. Jerusalem is also representative of the Redemption of the Jewish people from their physical and spiritual exile, because this exile causes the melancholy that the Jewish people experience by being apart from God's presence. The Redemption, which Jews believe will be brought by the Messiah, will result in the Jewish people returning to Jerusalem.
  • 3) According to ancient Hebrew tradition, Jerusalem is the site where God took the very earth from which Adam, the first man, was formed. Read Genesis carefully; Adam was not created in the garden of Eden; he was TAKEN there. Jerusalem, because it is the first place on Earth where the spirit of God dwelt, is considered sacred, and a direct link to God.
  • 4) Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion and Jerusalem has been its only holy site for 3000 years, ever since King Solomon built the first Jewish Temple there. The temple was destroyed by invading Babylonians and rebuilt at the same site (known as the Temple Mount) about 2500 years ago. It was then destroyed again when the Romans conquered Judea about 2000 yrs ago, killing a million Jews, expelling another million and enslaving the remaining million. All Jews who value their heritage feel ties to the holy land, where so many of their people struggled for the freedom to practice Judaism. At the same time, Jews believe that all people should be welcome there, regardless of faith.
  • 5) Jerusalem is the eternal Jewish city, and a symbol of a future time of peace. Jerusalem is also the focal point of prayer of the Jews. When they pray, wherever they are, they face towards Jerusalem (Talmud, Berakhot 30a), with love and longing. The sentiment is aptly expressed in Psalm 137: "By the waters of Babylon, there we sat and wept as we remembered Zion...." It continues to say: "If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its wisdom." For thousands of years we remembered our exile and prayed for its end. Now at least we can do so from "up close."

What destroyed troy?

I believe Odysseus destroyed the city of troy

What year did stations of the cross first take place?

The actual events that are the Stations began when Jesus was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate. The tradition of celebrating the Stations of the Cross began after Jesus' death, when people started walking his journey to Golgotha. Markers were then set up in the town at the places where the Stations took place. We celebrate the stations in churches now to remember what Jesus went through.

What happened to the wall of Jerusalem?

This question is nebulous. Jerusalem has been built or modified over 26 times and razed to the ground 13 times. There were many walls involved in this process and it would be mindless to try to cover all of them. Please narrow your focus.

What color are people from Jerusalem?

Black, but not black like and African-American lighter in colour.

What dialect of Arabic is spoken in Jerusalem?

The main language spoken in Jerusalem is Hebrew. In addition, Arabic is spoken by the Arab minority there, and English is the most widely spoken foreign language.

Street signs are in Hebrew and Arabic (and sometimes English as well).

Why did the Romans want to destroy the temple in Jerusalem?

In the year 70 CE, at the the closing stages of the First Jewish War, The Romans finally entered Jerusalem. Unable to knock down the substantial stonework of the outer Temple wall, the general Titus gave orders to set fire to the gate.

Once the gate was destroyed, a Roman soldier entered the courtyard and, contravening a decision of Titus, threw a burning torch into a room of the Temple. In the general confusion that followed, other soldiers set fire to the whole of the inner sanctuary.

What is the altitude of Jerusalem Israel?

From http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08344a.htm : Jerusalem is situated in latitude 31° 46' 45" N. and longitude 35° 13' 25" E. of Greenwich, about 32 English miles in a straight line from the Mediterranean on the west, and 13 from the Dead Sea on the east. It stands on the crest of a chain of mountains which traverses the Land of Israel from north to south, and the highest point of which, at the northwest corner of the city, is 2577 feet above the level of the Mediterranean, and 3865 above that of the Dead Sea. Owing to this difference of level the western slope of these mountains, towards the Plain of Sephela, which extends to the Mediterranean, is gentle, while that to the east is very steep. A girdle of high hills surrounds the city, forming a sort of natural rampart. On the north is Mt. Scopus (2705 feet), next to it, on the east, the Mount of Olives (2665 feet), beyond which again is the Mount of Offence (2410 feet) (1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13). To the south is the Mount of EvilCounsel (2549 feet), which forms the eastern boundary of the Plain of Raphaim, and next, on the southwest, comes a hill (2557 feet) to which no name has been given. Towards the northwest the city is more exposed; at some distance in that direction it is dominated by the Nebi Samwil, the ancient Maspha, which has an altitude of 2935 feet. Notwithstanding the difficulty of access in its natural situation, Jerusalem is the centre of a network of ancient roads which connect it, on the east, with Jericho and the Jordan; on the south, with Hebron and Gaza; on the west, with Jaffa and Caesarea; on the north, with Samaria and Galilee. It was, however, situated beyond the great military and commercial highways between Egypt and Assyria.

What is the latitude of Jerusalem Israel?

320 5' north latitude, 340 48' east longitude.

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Answer #2:

A set of latitude/longitude coordinates describes the location of a single point

on the Earth, so it's not possible for an entire city to be right exactly there.

The point described in Answer #1 is in the northeast part of the city at the

Savidor Rail Station, about 0.25 km northeast of the underpass that takes

the Ayalon highway under the Derech Ze'ev Jabotinsky.

A few other points nearer the center of the city of Tel Aviv are ...

Tel Aviv Central Bus Station: 32° 3.4' north latitude

34° 46.7' east longitude

Center of the playing field at the Yad Eliyahu Arena: 32° 3.7' north latitude

34° 47.5' east longitude

Embassy of the USA: 32° 4.6' north latitude

34° 46.0' east longitude

What is the story of the dome of the rock?

It was built by him as a facsimilie of the Church Of Holy Wisdom.
Maybe because they want to build something for there gods. But they distorted the reals Gods Tempel but God will come back when it is built.

What country owns Jerusalem?

== == Jerusalem is a city in the State of Israel. East and West Jerusalem were unified under Israeli control in the Six Day War in June 1967.
Jerusalem is not a country, but rather a city in Israel.

Why is Jerusalem a holy city in Christianity and Islam?

it is a hole site fr them because that is were they say there savior will come and for the Jew they say that there saivor ardy came and that they were there befor the musluilms and they say when they got there their was no one there so they calmed it for them self.

What two ethnic groups are fighting over Jerusalem?

In which year?

Without that critical information, it would be impossible to say which out of over 20 conquests/liberations of Jerusalem you are asking about.

How is Jerusalem linked to Judaism?

Jerusalem is the holiest city in Jewish history and tradition. It is the place where God rests, the place where Jews built/will build the Temple. See the Jewish Bible (the Torah) for hundreds of mentions of Jerusalem and its significance.

Answer 2

Jerusalem is the center of Judaism. It is important to Jews because it was chosen by God (Zechariah 3:2). It was the site of the Akeidah (Binding of Isaac, in Genesis ch.22) and was later the seat of the Davidic Kings, when King David, Israel's greatest king, founded the dynasty that ruled Judah for much of its history, making Jerusalem the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel during his reign and that of his son, King Solomon.
Most importantly, it was the location of the First and Second Temples, where offerings were made to God and where His presence dwelt in the Holy of Holies (1 Kings ch.8).

Why is jerusalem important to hindus?

Jerusalem is a city in Israel, which is a country that allows Hindus to practice their religion freely. Jerusalem is also a city that held a Sai meeting. The worship of Sai Baba is a practice that has divided Hindus.

How many mountains are in Jerusalem?

There are approximately 7 mountain ranges that are located in Jerusalem. A few of the mountains are called Temple Mount, Mount of Olives, and Mount Herzl.

How many synagogues are there in Jerusalem?

According to the 2011 census 263,346 people identified themselves as being Jewish in London, making the community the 5th largest in the world by estimation. There are currently 409 synagogues in the country. The United Synagogue has the largest percentage of the 409 affiliated making up 54.7 percent by average.

What country is Jeruslem in?

Jerusalem is in Israel ; the capital of that nation .