Introduction:The whole city of Jerusalem was divided into two parts: the Old City and the New Town. The new town is located to the west, while the old city is located to the east. The old city is slightly square in shape, with an area of only 1 square kilometer. Surrounded by stone walls, the city is home to a large number of religious monumentsThe holy city of Jerusalem in the minds of most people refers to the Old City, or the Ancient City. In this article, I will try to explain the history of the ancient city of Jerusalem. Welcome to like and collect, click on the avatar to follow, and get more historical content!
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It is known by the people"A wise nation"The Jewish people have created their own state and religion in this land, and have left their glorious history on this land.
The Bible that has been passed down through the ages2 3 has been written from the Hebrews and their Jerusalem。On the other hand, many peoples in the world have had their own history of misery and suffering, but none of them have suffered as widely, deeply and persistently as the Jewish nation, so some people call the Jewish people"The Immortal Nation"。From ancient times to the present day, Jews have been discriminated against and ** many times.
BC"Prisoner of Babylon"It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 A.D. and until the First World War, and the Jews were also called"There is no nation of nations"By the time of the Second World War, the German fascists' ** against the Jews was even more shocking.
Why does this troubled people, after countless conquests, always believe that they are?"God's chosen people"？Everything seems to be inextricably linked to the ancient city of Jerusalem.
Well, over the years of thousands of years,What are some of the most important historical events that took place in this ancient land of Jerusalem?
The Jerusalem region has a long history and culture, as early as 3,000 years ago, King David of the Jews established a unified Jewish state of Israel in Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital.
For more than 3,000 years, Egyptians, Arabs, Babylonians, Persians, Turks, etc., have left their traces in Jerusalem, the holy land of the Jews. These people of different nationalities have come and gone in this land, fighting endlessly, creating the intricate historical process of Jerusalem.
For the Jews, there is no holier place in the Old City than when it was built and worshipped by Solomon more than 3,000 years ago"The Ten Commandments"The temple of the Ark of the Testimony is the only remnant of its outer walls after it was destroyed twice by the Babylonians and the Romans。This western wall is not entirely the remains of the Second Temple, the lowest foundation stone was built by King Herod, and the rock blocks on the mountain were built by Byzantium and Muslim.
The Western Wall was originally known as the Wall of Europe, and in the early A.D., Europeans believed that Jerusalem was the end of Europe, and this wall was the Eurasian dividing line. For a long time, Jews in exile around the world would return to this wall, a symbol of Jewish faith and suffering, to whisper prayers and mourn the memory of the glory of the past and the vicissitudes of history, which became known as the Wailing Wall.
The Wailing Wall is separated by a screen in the middle, and men and women come to the opposite side of the square wall separately during prayers, and men must wear traditional hats, and paper hats are also provided at the entrance. Many lingering prayer seekers either touched the wall with their hands, recited **, or stuffed slips of paper with prayer words into the cracks in the walls. After thousands of years of wind and rain and the touch of pilgrims, the Wailing Wall stone also shines brightly.
The Temple Mount within the old city walls is a holy place in the holy land of Jerusalem and is full of sacred monuments of Judaism, Islam and **. The entrance is at the Wailing Wall and up the stone steps of the Oma Mosque, also known as the Dome of the Rock, which was built by Muslims after the destruction of the Second Temple in 687 BC.
This beautiful golden-domed building is a landmark of Jerusalem and can be seen from any angle in the city.
The mosque is octagonal in shape, the dome is made of real gold leaf, and the pillars bear crescent-shaped signs. The marble masonry wall is decorated with mosaic colored tiles with arabesque patterns, and there are mosaic tiles decorated with the word Kolan ** above the wall.
The dome and pilasters in the temple are all decorated with mosaic tiles and stained glass, which looks rich and beautiful. The white stone mound in the fence below the dome is said to have been the place where Abraham sacrificed his son Isaac to God, and where the Prophet Muhammad was led by the angel Gabriel. The cave of Bire Alva, known as the Well of the Soul, is said to be the center of the world.
The Omar Mosque is regarded as another great Islamic holiest site after Mecca and Medina, and for many years the cost of gilding the mosque has been borne by Jordan.
Israelis and Arabs may be hostile to each other, but Jews were allowed to enter for silent prayer when Jordan occupied the Wailing Wall, and Arabs are still allowed to worship in mosques when Israel occupies Jerusalem.
It can be seen that the sublime power of religion is so great that human nature can still show its peaceful side even in the midst of war. Historical knowledge