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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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What leader sponsored the rebuilding of Jerusalem?
Ezra sponsored the rebuilding of Jerusalem. He was the person who led the Israelites to Jerusalem to rebuild it.
Why did Nehemiah want the wall rebuilt?
Nehemiah wanted the walls of Jerusalem rebuilt for a few reasons. The most central was that Jerusalem needed to be defended against attack. The Jewish people only just returning to their national homeland after a 50 year exile in Babylon, and the locals saw the Jewish return as threatening and sought to attack it and nip it in the bud. Nehemiah had to rebuild the walls in order to protect his people.
Another similar reason is that he had to rally the morale of the people, who were quite despondent and expected the return to be miraculous and easy. It turned out to be hard, rocky, and economically draining. In order to keep the faith, Nehemiah had to accomplish something big and make the former capital of the Jewish people a respectable city once again. For that to happen, it had to be walled, since no respectable city was without a wall in those days.
What does 'Jerusalem OT' mean?
Jerusalem OT (capitalized) means the condition of Jerusalem in the Old Testament.
Do christians have a holy land?
yes Christians have a holy land it is called church they go there to pray and answer questions that god sends to them there is also heaven that is also another holy land and also their homes where they know that they are safe but in reality no one really has a holy land in this world it is all going down the drain! <--------------------------------------------------------------- THATS BULL POO BALONEY YOU ARE TRYING TO GET ALL COCKY
No, it is not. Jerusalem is in present-day Israel. Use the link below to see a map.
Where is the shrine of the dome of the rock located in?
The Dome of the Rock is located on
the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
What is the reason of the Christians allowed to stay in Jerusalem?
I think it is because they were born their
Jerusalem is the city of three religions Judaism Christianity and Islam it is the country of?
The city of Jerusalem is currently under Israeli sovereignty. However, the Old City is disputed between Israel and Palestine because of the ceasefire-line in 1949.
What is the name of the bus company that leaves from this station to Atlantic City?
The Cosmic Bus Company of Atlantic City.
Who witnessed Mohamed's ascension in Jerusalem?
He is the sole human to testify of it.
But you know what?
They asked him to prove that he was in Jerusalem. The people of Makkah knew he had never travelled there.
Muhammad not only described Jerusalem down to its little streets, (Muhammad later said that, though he could not remember much of what he saw, Allah showed it to him as he spoke), but he also described the condition of a particular rest stop down to details of how a glass was laying on its side in a particular place. So they sent out a rider to that rest stop. He returnrd leter that day to report that Muhammad was right.
But even more than that, Muhammad said that he passed a caravan of x number of camels and x number of men carrying goods that were from such and such a place. He said that the caravan would arrive to Makkah around mid day.
And it did.
Answer II
Hazrat Abou Bakar Siddique (ra ) witnessed it and was reason of addition of word Siddique in his name .
Comment on answer II above:
Abu Bakr Assiddique did NOT witness it. When he was told that Muhammad was going around telling people that he travelled to Jerusalem and back, Abu Bakr said: If Muhammad said it, then he did. THAT is why he is called Assiddique - because he believed the Prophet immediately.
What are the names of the quarters of the old city in Jerusalem?
Jewish Quarter Christian Quarter Moslem Quarter Armenian Quarter
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How long did it take for the three kings to get to Jesus?
The Bible never mentions three kings who visited Jesus, but Matthew's Gospel does talk of magi who followed a star westward to Jerusalem then south-east to Bethlehem, where they found the baby Jesus. The word magi actually refers to Zoroastrian priests, but it is usually translated into English as 'wise men'. The wise men, in turn, are sometimes referred to as kings, but we should remember that it was the biblical author's intention to refer to them as priests.
There is no historical reference to the magi, wise men or kings, nor are they mentioned by Luke's Gospel, so we must rely solely on Matthew's Gospel for information about these people, but this Gospel does not say when the wise men or kings began their journey or when they arrived in Bethlehem. Therefore, we can not say how long their journey took.
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the world's Anglicans, has described the story of the three wise men as nothing but a "legend" and says there is little evidence that they existed. John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) calls Matthew's story of the magi, Christian midrash and says that among people he knows in New Testament circles, the universal assumption is that the magi(the kings) were not actual people. If there were no wise men, kings or magi, then we can never answer how long their journey took.
Why was Jerusalem such an important city in the crusades?
- it is where Jesus was crucified (as believed by Christians)
- It is where prophet Muhammad (PBUH) started his miraculous journey to the Heavens.
- for Muslims: AlQods (or Jerusalem) is important for Muslims for having there the third holiest Mosque (AlMasjid AlAqsa) and because prophet Muhammad (PBUH) reached there on the Israa&Mi3raj miracle and from where he ascended to the Heavens by God will during this miracle.
- For Christians: Jerusalem is important for having the most sacred Christian Cathedral (Resurrection church or Kainsat Alqiyamah) and for Jesus being raised up there.
The Contributor RKaddoura has the following opinion:"Muslims Believe that Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Israel, and all the other prophets of the God are Muslims. Jerusalem is considered is the holy land, and Jerusalem is like the capital of the holy land. The holy land should belong to the believers. Muslims want to establish the word of the creator over that land and enforce the rules of the creator over that land. It has the place of all of the prophets,. Muslims believe that they are the carrier of the right message of the God. Muslims like to establish the word of the God on the face of the earth and in the holy land. Muslims want Jerusalem pure from infidels and disbelievers, and anti God people. Jerusalem has big significance to Muslims because Muslims like to preserve Jerusalem to the way the God loves it to be preserved. The Muslims highly honored all the prophets or the messengers of the God from Mohammed, Jesus, Solomon, David, Joseph, Israel, Moses, Abraham, and all of the other prophets. Another significance to the Muslims is that the Muslims like and love to honor the last prophet of the creator the messenger Mohammed(peace up on him) because he descended to heaven from Jerusalem from the Dome of the Rock."
Where is the city in which the first and second temples were built?
The First and Second Temples were built in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount.
What does the Jerusalem cross stand for?
The Jerusalem cross, also known as Crusaders' cross
The four smaller crosses are said to symbolize either the four books of the Gospel or the four directions in which the Word of Christ spread from Jerusalem. Alternately, all five crosses can symbolize the five wounds of Christ during the Passion, the Pentateuch and, presumably, the first five Christian Churches.
Is the Dome of the Rock radioactive?
I doubt it, except for normal background radiation for a stone structure.
Secular Jewish Israeli Men dress in a common Western style, wearing jeans, pants, or shorts on their lower bodies and wearing t-shirts and sweaters on their upper bodies. Religious Jewish Israeli Men dress in more typical religious-wear including frock coats, top hats, and longer shirts. The younger generation of Arab Israelis dress like Secular Jewish Israelis, but the older generation sometimes wear more typical Arab garb like a Middle Eastern Kaftan.
Are the capitals of Judah and Israel the same?
The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Samaria while the capital of the Southern Kingdom of Judah was Jerusalem. The Modern State of Israel has its capital in Jerusalem as well.
