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"As the navel is set in the centre of the human body,
so is the land of IsraelNation of the Jewish People the navel of the world...
situated in the centre of the world,
and JerusalemThe capital of Israel in the centre of the land of IsraelNation of the Jewish People,
and the sanctuary in the centre of JerusalemThe capital of Israel,
and the holy place in the centre of the sanctuary,
and the ark in the centre of the holy place,
and the foundation stone before the holy place,
because from it the world was founded."
-Midrash Tanchuma-
According to the Talmud, it was from here that G-d gathered the earth that was formed into Adam. And it was here that Adam - and later Cain, Abel, and Noah - offered sacrifices to
G-d. According to the Bible, the place where Abraham fulfilled G-d's test to see if he would
be willing to sacrifice his son Isaac was Mount Moriah, which the Talmud says was another name for the Temple MountThe Location of the Temple at Jerusalem. This location is an IsraelNation of the Jewish People Travel prime pick!
The Bible recounts that Jacob dreamt about angels ascending and descending a ladder while sleeping on a stone. The Talmud says that this took place on the Temple MountThe Location of the Temple at Jerusalem, and Jewish tradition has it that the rock in the Dome of the Rock was the one on which he slept. According to the Bible, King David purchased a threshing floor owned by Aravnah the Jebusite (2 Samuelan important leader of ancient Israel., 24:18-25) overlooking JerusalemThe capital of Israel upon the cessation of a plague, to erect an altar. He wanted to construct a permanent temple there, but as his hands were "bloodied," he was forbidden to do so himself, so this task was left to his son SolomonThe Wise King of Israel, who completed the task c. 950 BCE. After standing for 410 years, the First TempleBuilt by King Solomon, Son of King David was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
Reconstruction of the Temple began after the 70-year exile to Babylonia, but was destroyed by Titus 420 years later, in 70 CE. The Romans were, however, unable to topple the Western Wall of the Temple MountThe Location of the Temple at Jerusalem. Upon the destruction of the Temple, the Rabbis revised prayers, and introduced new ones to request the speedy rebuilding of the Temple. They also instituted the saying of the portions of the Torahthe central and most important document of Judaism commanding the bringing of the sacrifices in place of the sacrifices themselves. On your IsraelNation of the Jewish People Tour, do not forget to visit the Temple MountThe Location of the Temple at Jerusalem!
Travelers who Tour IsraelNation of the Jewish People in style do not want to miss this essential site!