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The Temple Mount in Jerusalem ,
Israel is the site of the 1st and 2nd Jewish Temples.
The first Temple was built by King Solomon.
It was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.
Rebuilt by Ezra and Nehemiah under the command of Cyrus II
The Romans destroyed this Temple which Herod
had significantly beautified by the time of Jesus.
Islam: The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosques
The Temple Mount has been controlled by Christians or Muslims
since the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D.
Muslims built the Dome of the Rock mosque over the site
of a Byzantine church 684-691 A.D.
Mt. Moriah
Starting point of Creation,
It is the only possible location for the Mikdash (Temple)
in which the Aron HaKodesh (Ark of the Covenant) may rest.
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