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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.
1,227 Questions
What was the Qibla of the Muslins when they first began to pray?
It was the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem in the currently Palestinian territories. Then, Allah (God in English) commanded prophet Muhammad and Islam followers to change the Qibla to Kaaba or Al-Masjid Al-Haram (in Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
Is Jerusalem 6 or 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time?
Currently the time difference is 7 hrs. There are times in the fall and spring where the difference is 6 hrs, because Israel changes its clocks to Daylight Savings Time (aka Summer Time) after the US does in the spring, and changes back to Standard Time (aka winter time) before the US does in the fall.
How many nationalities and people owned Jerusalem in the past?
Jerusalem has the following list of occupants:
- Proto-Canaanite
- Egyptian New Kingdom
- Jebusites
- United Kingdom of Israel
- Judah
- Neo-Assyrian Empire
- Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Achaemenid Persian Empire
- Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great
- Ptolemaic Hellenic Empire
- Seleucid Hellenic Empire
- Hasmonean Kingdom
- Roman Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Sassanid Persian Empire
- Rightly-Guided Islamic Caliphate
- Umayyad Islamic Caliphate
- Abbassid Islamic Caliphate
- Fatimid Islamic Caliphate
- Seljuk Sultanate
- Kingdom of Jerusalem and Other Crusader States
- Ayyubid Islamic Caliphate
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Ottoman Sultanate
- British Empire
- Jewish State of Israel & Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (the city was divided from 1949-1967 between the two countries)
- Jewish State of Israel (exclusively)
What muslim legend is associated with dome of rock?
It is the Miracle of prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ascendancy to the Heavens.
When did Titus destroy Jerusalem?
He besieged the city in March 70AD, destroying it in September. The fire that burnt most of Jerusalem supposedly started with Herod's Temple (the third Temple).
What where the names of the 3 kings who brought a gift to Jesus?
However, John Shelby Spong (A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the magi, or kings, were not actual people. Matthew was writing Christian midrash, and the three kings did not at any time bring gifts.
What is the distance between Nazareth and Jerusalem?
That's about 65 miles (103 kilometers).
There are approximately 63.43 miles Nazareth and Jerusalem. The estimated driving time is 1 hour and 37 minutes, depending on traffic.
Which animal is on the emblem of the Municipality of Jerusalem?
The lion is on the emblem of the Municipality of Jerusalem
Whose temple did Samson destroy?
(Judges 16:23,29-30) . . .As for the Phi‧lis′tine axis lords, they gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Da′gon their god and for rejoicing, and they kept saying: "Our god has given into our hand Samson our enemy!" . . .With that Samson braced himself against the two middle pillars upon which the house was firmly established, and got a grasp on them, one with his right and the other with his left hand. 30 And Samson proceeded to say: "Let my soul die with the Phi‧lis′tines." Then he bent himself with power, and the house went falling upon the axis lords and upon all the people that were in it, so that the dead that he put to death in his own death came to be more than those he had put to death during his lifetime.
I will divide this question into two parts:
1) Where do the Jews believe Abraham was to sacrifice his son? -- The Jews believe that Abraham brought Isaac to Mount Moriah in what is today Jerusalem to sacrifice Isaac. The Jews call this mountain the Temple Mount today.
2) What is this Muslim landmark called today? -- The Muslim name for the Temple Mount is the Haram ash-Sharif or the Noble Sanctuary. It sits beneath the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Complex.
It is interesting to note that Muslims do not believe that Ishmael was sacrificed at this location, but instead somewhere in Saudi Arabia.
Why did Lamentation 1 v17 equate Jerusalem with a Menstruous Woman?
Quick reference; 1:17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. One menstual woman among the Arabs is not a good thing. Also, menstual women tend to cause a lot of fuss as Moses found out.
According to the Jewish ceremonial law a menstruous woman was unclean for a seven day (Leviticus 15:19) period of time. The likening of Jerusalem to such was a metaphor for their uncleanness before God which remained uncleansed as they refused to heed the warnings of God's prophets, particularly Jeremiah.
There may be an allusion understood by the Jews to the fact of particular sins committed by King Manasseh which the Lord specifically said He would not pardon. 2Kings 24:2-4 refers to the shedding of innocent blood by Manasseh, referring to his idolatry in which he ceremonially slaughtered his own son by sacrificing him to the idol Molech, in Jerusalem. Obviously there is a connection between menstruation and child-bearing. The precious and innocent fruit of the womb being killed made Israel unclean.
Why did King David want to move the capital of the Kingdom of Israel?
Because the Holy Temple was to be built in Jerusalem.
What key event in Jerusalem's history occurred in the year 132 AD?
The Second Roman Expulsion of the Jews following the failed Bar Kochba Revolt.
Does Rhode Island have a city named Bethlehem?
No City, no Town and no Village named Bethlehem in Rhode Island.
What capital is further north Jerusalem or New Delhi?
Jerusalem is much further north than New Delhi.
