The city of Jerusalem is sacred to many religious traditions, including the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam which consider it a holy city. [1] Some of the most sacred places for each of these religions are found in Jerusalem, most prominently, the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif. [2] [full citation needed]

2025年2月1日 · Despite a rapidly changing demography, Jerusalem has retained a diverse and cosmopolitan character, particularly in the walled Old City with its Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim quarters: Arabs in traditional and modern attire; Christians, Western and Eastern, in their infinite variety of secular garb and monastic vestments; Jews in ...

It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both the State of Israel and the State of Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city.

2025年1月27日 · Jerusalem is the center of Jewish religious reverence and aspiration. The most sacred spot is the Temple Mount, on which many Orthodox Jews refrain from setting foot for fear of profaning the sanctity of the site where once stood the most sacred Holy of Holies.

The modern day city of Jerusalem is home to thousands of religious Jewish Israeli people. Jerusalem is around 60% Jewish, and of that 60%, over half of Jewish people consider themselves Orthodox. About a quarter of Jerusalem’s Jewish residents are Ultra-Orthodox, or …

2017年12月6日 · Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are strongly tied to the ancient city, and followers of each of these religions have controlled all or part of the city over the past few thousand years. In 1,000...

2017年12月6日 · Known in Hebrew as Yerushalayim and in Arabic as al-Quds, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. The religious importance of this city dates to the days of the Old Testament and 1050 B.C....

2023年10月29日 · Jerusalem holds immense religious significance for three major world religions: Judaism: For Jews, Jerusalem is considered the holiest city. The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, is a remnant of the Second Temple and …

2014年10月30日 · Jerusalem - its name resonates in the hearts of Christians, Jews and Muslims alike and echoes through centuries of shared and disputed history. Known in Hebrew as Yerushalayim and in Arabic as...

Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity. [3][4] According to the New Testament, Jerusalem was the city to which Jesus was brought as a child, to be presented at the Temple (Luke 2:22) and to attend the festival of Passover (Luke 2:41).