SECRETS OF JERUSALEM’S HOLIEST SITES

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3 Major Religions

Judaism Christianity Islam

Judaism – Western Wall

Judaism – Western Wall

Also known as the “Wailing Wall”.

Holy site where Jews come to pray.

Part of the original Temple Mount.

Visitors place slips of paper with prayer requests on them in the cracks of the wall.

Christianity – Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Christianity – Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Built on Golgotha (or “Calvary”).

Believed to be the place where Jesus Christ was crucified.

Christianity – Tomb of Jesus

Christianity – Tomb of Jesus Inside Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Believed to be the site of Jesus Christ’s burial and resurrection.

Islam – Dome of the Rock

Islam – Dome of the Rock

Believed to be where Muhammad ascended to heaven during his “Night Journey”.

Surrounds the Foundation Stone.

Foundation Stone

Foundation Stone

Believed to be where Adam was created.

Believed to be where Abraham was tested by God.