5775 dbhbn ovrct [email protected] 1 sxc GOING UP TO HAR HABAYIT thabv ,xbf ,hc A) General Issues Arising (i) The Temple; (ii)Tumah; (iii) Moreh Mikdash; (iv) Hashkafa; (v) Politics B) Mount Moriah ---------------- First Temple Period Wall __________ Current Old City Wall r n«t r J t oh r vv s jt kg v k«gk o J Uvk gv u v H r«N v . rt k t Wk Qku e jm h , t Tcv t r J t W sh jh , t Wb C , t t b j e r nt«Hu 1. :Whkt c:cf ,hatrc :v o¬J C r­ CS r¬ Jt sºDrc sC Æsh uS kg³Hu yh :h "x$c hv i¬b rt i r«­d C v"k Æj¸C z n oh ³ev k shÀus v´ kg"h h´F sh·us k r«´ntk s­Dk t r¬nt v Q¯t knU jh 2. 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This hill it was which Solomon, who was the first of our kings,by Divine revelation, encompassed with a wall; it was of excellent workmanship upwards, and round the top of it… This hill was walled all round, and in compass four stadia (about 185 meters or 607 feet), [the distance of] each angle containing in length a stadia… Josephus Antiquities 15:11 The Mishna is explicit that Har Habayit was 500 x 500 amot. There are various opinions on the size on an ama. These will gives us an area for Har Habayit of between approximately 220 x 220 m (48,400m 2 ) and 300 x 300 m (90,000 m 2). Today the Temple Mount is a rectangular trapezoid NOT a square, and its area is approx 300 x 500 m (150,000 m 2). This means that the Temple Mount is at least 66% bigger than the halachic Har Habayit an possibly more than 3 times the size. The actual dimensions of the Temple Mount are 281 meters at the south, 310 meters at the north, 461 meters at the east and 491 meters at the west. This is not a surprise as it is well known that Herod increased the Temple area. This means that a large part of what is now the Temple Mount may be entered without halachic concern. The problem is to identify which part. to download more shiurim and source sheets visit www.rabbimanning.com 5775 dbhbn ovrct [email protected] 4 sxc to download more shiurim and source sheets visit www.rabbimanning.com 5775 dbhbn ovrct [email protected] 5 sxc There are 4 main theories based on archeological, documentary and surveying evidence as to where the Temple was located on the modern Temple Mount (A) The Central System - that the Rock in the Dome of the Rock 1 is in the position of the Mizbeach (Rav Goren) This would place the approximate position of Har Habayit as follows:- (B) The Middle System - that the Rock in the Dome of the Rock is in the position of the Holy of Holies (Radvaz) This would place the approximate position of Har Habayit as follows:- + 1. The Al-Sakara Rock, roughly 13 meters by 17 meters (43 feet by 56 feet). to download more shiurim and source sheets visit www.rabbimanning.com 5775 dbhbn ovrct [email protected] 6 sxc (C) The Northern System - that the Temple lays to the North of the Dome of the Rock This would place the approximate position of Har Habayit as follows:- (D) The Southern System - that the Temple lays to the South of the Dome of the Rock This would place the approximate position of Har Habayit as follows:- The theory most accepted is the Middle Theory which places the Holy of Holies in the exact place of the Dome of the Rock.