Temple Mount - Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Temple Mount. Randall Niles views the Temple Mount of Ancient Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives across the Kidron Valley.

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the location of the first and second Jewish Temples, the first built by King Solomon in the mid-900s BC, and the second by the returning Jews from Babylonian captivity in the early 500s BC. In the first century BC, King Herod rebuilt and expanded the second temple, doubling the area of the Temple Mount and surrounding it with four massive walls. The western retaining wall is the longest and still used today as a sacred area for Jewish prayer.

Herods Temple Mount is the Jerusalem of Jesus time. It was this Temple where Jesus taught the people and rebuked the Jewish leadership during holy festivals. The Temple Mount during Jesus time was an awesome site, taking 1,000 Jewish priests and 10,000 laborers nine years to complete under Herod. In 70 AD, the Jerusalem of Jesus time, including the Jewish Temple, was totally destroyed by the Romans.

Since the 7th century AD, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has been the site of two major Muslim religious shrines, the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Remarkably, the Temple Mount, also known as Mount Moriah, is the holiest site in Judaism, the third holiest site in Islam, and a primary site of historical significance for Christianity. Thus, it has been, and continues to be, one of the most volatile sites on the globe.

Visit http://www.allaboutarchaeology.org/temple-mount-faq.htm to further explore the importance of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, and other ancient cities to Bible Archaeology underlying the scriptures.

Also, go to http://www.RandallNiles.com/videos.htm to watch more videos about the History of Israel, Archaeology, the Bible, and ancient Jerusalem.

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[blunklaura]

Stunning!

[dentpopcan]

hey i was planning on taking a trip to jerusalem, i was woundering if you could tell me how it was.

[bigwhammyRocks]

Cool! Thanks for sharing, are you there now? Dangerous times...

Just think when Jesus comes back that mount of olives is going to split open!