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Temple Mount in Jerusalem Temple Mount in Jerusalem Introduction The Temple Mount (Hebrew: Har haBáyit) or Noble Sanctuary (Arabic: Haram esh‐Sharif) is a elevated plateau in the Old City of Jerusalem rich with history and religious importance. It is currently governed by the Waqf, or Supreme Muslim Religious Council. Like many sites in Jerusalem, the Temple Mount is sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians. Originally, it was the site of the great Temple of Jerusalem, Aerial view of the Temple Mount the holiest place in Judaism. For Muslims, it is the site of the Prophet Muhammad's journey to heaven described in the Qur'an. Finally, Christians revere it as a place frequently visited by Jesus and some believe it will play a major role in end‐time events. History The First Temple In the 10th century BC, after King David captured the city of Jerusalem and made it the capital of the General view of the Temple Mount Israelites, he chose this high place as the site of a great temple to house the Ark of the Covenant (2 Samuel 24:18‐25). Prior to this, the Ark had moved among several sanctuaries, especially those of Shechem and Shiloh. The construction project was undertaken by David's son, King Solomon, and completed in 957 BC. The Temple's two main purposes were to house the Ark of the Covenant and provide a place for people to worship, so the Temple was a fairly small building with a large courtyard. The courtyard included a huge bronze basin for priestly ablutions and was surrounded by storehouses. The Temple Southwest corner of Temple Mount 1 itself was a rectangular building oriented east and made up of three parts: a porch (ʾulam); a main room for services (hekhal, Holy Place); and the devir, or Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies housed the Ark of the Covenant, which was accompanied by two cherubim carved of olive wood. It was also considered the dwelling place of the Divine Presence (Shekhinah). So sacred was this innermost sanctuary that it could be entered only by the high priest on the Day of South wall of the Temple Mount by Al-Aqsa Mosque Atonement (Yom Kippur). The Temple of Jerusalem was an important center of religious and national identity from the beginning, but it became even more important when Josiah (r.640–609 BC) abolished all other sanctuaries and established Solomon's Temple as the only acceptable place for sacrifice in the Kingdom of Judah. The First Temple was looted of its treasures ‐ including the Ark of the Covenant ‐ between 604 BC and 597 BC and totally destroyed in 587‐86 BC by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. (Incidentally, Nebuchadnezzar's palace gates can be seen at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.) The Model of Herod's Temple Jews were deported to Babylonia between 586 and 582 in what is known as the Babylonian Exile. The Second Temple In 538 BC, the Persian king Cyrus II (who had conquered Babylonia) allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. This was completed around 515 BC as a modest version of the original, without the Ark or any other ritual objects. But the Temple resumed its role as the religious center of Judaism, with elaborate rituals conducted by priests and Levites. The next few centuries saw Jerusalem subjugated to a number of foreign rulers. The Temple was M Model of Herod's Temple close up 2 respected by these (Persian and Hellenistic) rulers until Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who plundered it in 169 BC and desecrated it in 167 BC, by commanding that sacrifices be made to Zeus inside. This sparked the Hasmonean revolt, after which Judas Maccabaeus rededicated the Temple. This event is still celebrated in the annual festival of Hanukkah. During the Roman era, Pompey entered (and thereby desecrated) the Holy of Holies in 63 BC, but left the Temple intact. In 54 BC, Crassus looted the Temple treasury. The Temple's fortunes rose again, however, with King Herod the Great of Judea, who began to rebuild it in 20 BC. The project was completed in 26 AD, after the birth of Jesus. Herod doubled the size of Temple Mount, surrounding it with retaining walls and gates. The Temple itself was enlarged and faced with large white stones. A series of "courts" allowed access to successively smaller groups of people: Jews and Gentiles; Jews only; Jewish men only; and priests only. Although it still lacked the Ark, the Temple now housed the Scriptures and other Jewish writings. It also became the headquarters of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish court of law during the Floor plan of Herod's Second Temple Roman period. Jesus and the Temple According to the New Testament, the Temple of Jerusalem played a significant role in the life of Jesus. After his birth (around 4 BC), Jesus was dedicated at the Temple in accordance with the Law of Moses (Luke 2:22‐28). When he was a boy, he impressed the Jewish teachers with his knowledge (Luke 2:41‐52). Jesus was later tempted by Satan to jump off the Temple to prove his status (Matthew 4:1‐11, Mark 1:12‐13, and Luke F M e Men praying at the Western Wall at night 3 4:1‐13) and he angrily overturned tables of moneychangers during the "Cleansing of the Temple" (Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15‐19, Luke 19:45‐48, John 2:14). Destruction of the Temple In 66 AD, a Jewish rebellion against Rome began and culminated in the near‐complete destruction of the Temple (and the entire city) by Titus on August 10, 70 AD. This event is commemorated (complete with a relief showing the looting of a menorah by Roman soldiers) on the Arch of Titus in Rome. All that remained was a portion of the Western Wall, which is the focus of Jewish pilgrimage in Jerusalem today. Ever since this destruction, Jews around the world have continued to cherish the hope that it will one day be rebuilt. This hope seemed to be realized after Simon Bar Kochba led a major rebellion against the Romans (132 AD). Jerusalem was liberated for three years, during which reconstruction on the Temple probably began. But in 135, Roman armies retook South wall of Temple Mount, with ancient stones, Jerusalem and forbade Jews to enter the city. some as old as 20 B.C. Emperor Hadrian continued his construction of the new Roman city (called Aeila Capitolina) and built a Temple to Jupiter Capitolinus on the site of the Temple. Byzantine Period Two centuries later, in 324, Emperor Constantine destroyed Hadrian's pagan temple and built a church in its place. Excavations at Al‐Aqsa Mosque have uncovered an elaborate mosaic floor and fragments of an elaborate marble chancel screen, indicating that the Byzantine church was an elaborate and important one. Jewish hopes for rebuilding rose again briefly in Signs warning of potholes and inaccessibility to Jews due to the sacredness of the Temple area 363, from a quite unexpected source ‐ the Roman 4 emperor Julian "the Apostate." Julian rejected the Christianity in which he had been raised, embraced a form of Roman paganism, and enthusiastically promoted the idea of rebuilding the Jewish Temple. The project was funded by Julian himself as well as donations from Jews around the world and construction began almost immediately. Tragically, however, as the site was cleared by workers, "fearful balls of fire, breaking out near the foundations, continued their attacks, till the workmen, after repeated scorchings, could Various buildings on the Temple Mount approach no more: and he [the architect] gave up the attempt" (Ammianus Marcellinus). Emperor Julian died within the year and the project was abandoned. Early Christian authors record that some stones of the Temple were still visible, although only foundations remained. During the Byzantine period, Jews were permitted to visit the Temple at least once a year, on the anniversary of the destruction in 70 AD. They would pour oil over a stone, weep and tear their garments. Jerusalem was a very holy city for Byzantine The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount Christians, but most of the focus was on sites associated with the death and resurrection of Christ, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Temple Mount was mostly ignored and its stone continued to be looted for use in other structures. Islamic Period In 614, Persian forces invaded Jerusalem, slaughtering the inhabitants and destroying the churches. Thus, Islamic historians record that when the Muslims captured the city in 638, Caliph Umar I found the Temple Mount completely destroyed and began immediately to repair it. In 688‐91 the fifth Umayyad caliph ʿAbd al‐Malik ibn Marwān Another view on Temple Mount built the Dome of the Rock on the restored platform. 5 The Temple Mount in Jerusalem (specifically the Al‐Aqsa Mosque) is regarded by Muslims as the third holiest site outside the cities of Mecca and Medina. The main reasons are these: • Islam regards Abraham, David and Solomon as prophets and reveres the Temple as one of the earliest and most noteworthy places of worship of God. (However, some Muslims dispute that the Temple Mount is the site of the Jewish Temple.) Al-Aqsa Mosque from northeast • Verse 17:1 of the Qur'an speaks of the Prophet's night journey to the "farthest Mosque" (al‐masjid al‐Aqsa). The location is not given in the Qur'an, but Muslim tradition associates the site with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. • The Prophet Muhammad originally established Jerusalem as the qibla (direction of prayer) before changing it to Mecca.
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