Importance+of+Jerusalem

Importance of Jerusalem ** The Jews: For Jews this city is the ultimate homeland. King David of the tribe of Judah, made Jerusalem the capital of all the nation of Isreal. This all occurring about 1,000 years before the time of Christ. The Arch of the Covenant is also said to have been kept in Jerusalem for a time. Jerusalem is also important to the Jews because the "First Temple" or the Temple if Solomon was built there. It was to be the place for all of Jewish sacrifice to God to take place. It is also the center of all Jewish worship. **
 * The Muslims: Muslims recognize many of the prophets and saints of the Jewish and Christian religion, and many have lived in the city of Jerusalem, making it too, a place of want for the Muslim people. It is recognized in the Islamic religion as the third most holy city. It was the first ever Qibla. The Qibla in the Islamic religion is the place where prayer is directed to. The current Qibla is the Mecca. Jerusalem is also the place where it is said the Muhammad ascended into heaven. Jerusalem is also home to the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque. **



**The Christians: For Christians this is the place where Jesus and his disciples partook in the last supper, and also the place where he was crucified. Jerusalem is also the place where Jesus was buried, and also where he arose from the dead. Many saints in Christianity also lived or visited Jerusalem. The land of Jerusalem and the lands surrounding it are the holy land for Christians and are the original lands of the bible. **      It is because all of these reasons that all of these religions clashed for this holy city and in essence caused the crusades. 

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