Jerusalem
Wailing Wall locale
Jerusalem is the ancient city in the Middle East sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
It contains sites central to all three faiths: the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Dome of the Rock.
Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital, though this is internationally disputed; Palestinians also claim it as their capital.
The city's status remains one of the most contentious issues in Middle Eastern politics.
The road to Jerusalem or next year in Jerusalem evokes spiritual longing or pilgrimage.
Middle Eastern nation
- PalestineLevantine coastal region
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- intifadaArab popular rebellion
- bordersLines separating regions
territory · division · East · West · settlements · checkpoints · barrier · wall
Israeli parliamentary body
- governmentAuthority over a state
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
statehood · administration · disputed · Israel · parliament · official · seat · status
Jerusalem's contested sacred plateau
- Western WallTemple Mount retaining stones
- Al-AqsaJerusalem Islamic sanctuary
- Dome of the RockIslamic shrine on Temple Mount
- sacredWorthy of reverence
sanctity · divine · worship · shrine · sanctuary · blessed · revered · spiritual
Ancient Israel's greatest monarch
- Solomon's TempleAncient Jerusalem sanctuary
- Second TempleRebuilt Jerusalem sanctuary
- Herod the GreatParanoid Judean monarch
- City of DavidOld Jerusalem's original settlement
archaeology · ruins · artifacts · Biblical · Babylonian · Nebuchadnezzar · Roman · Byzantine
Religious journey-taker
- journeyTravel from place to place
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- processionFormal moving line
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
shrines · relics · penance · Way of the Cross · Easter · Passover · Ramadan · Sukkot
Execution by cross
- resurrectionRevival from death
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- Last SupperFarewell Passover gathering
- trialJudicial examination of claims
Pontius Pilate · Palm Sunday · triumphal entry · disciples · Gospels · ministry · prophecy · Messiah
Israel
Middle Eastern nation
- PalestineLevantine coastal region
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- intifadaArab popular rebellion
borders · territory · division · East · West · settlements · checkpoints · barrier · wall · tension
Knesset
Israeli parliamentary body
- governmentAuthority over a state
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
recognition · statehood · administration · disputed · Israel · parliament · official · seat · status · relocation
Temple Mount
Jerusalem's contested sacred plateau
- Western WallTemple Mount retaining stones
- Al-AqsaJerusalem Islamic sanctuary
- Dome of the RockIslamic shrine on Temple Mount
sacred · sanctity · divine · worship · shrine · sanctuary · blessed · revered · spiritual · Mount of Olives
King David
Ancient Israel's greatest monarch
- Solomon's TempleAncient Jerusalem sanctuary
- Second TempleRebuilt Jerusalem sanctuary
- Herod the GreatParanoid Judean monarch
City of David · archaeology · ruins · artifacts · Biblical · Babylonian · Nebuchadnezzar · Roman · Byzantine · Canaanites
pilgrim
Religious journey-taker
- journeyTravel from place to place
- hajjMuslim pilgrimage to Mecca
- processionFormal moving line
rites · shrines · relics · penance · Way of the Cross · Easter · Passover · Ramadan · Sukkot · festivals
crucifixion
Execution by cross
- resurrectionRevival from death
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- Last SupperFarewell Passover gathering
trial · Pontius Pilate · Palm Sunday · triumphal entry · disciples · Gospels · ministry · prophecy · Messiah · Easter
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- walled citiesConstantinople, Dubrovnik, Jericho, Carcassonne, Quebec City
- Ancient IsraelIsraelites, Israel, twelve tribes, Judea, Judah
- IsraelIsrael, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew, Negev
- Ancient CanaanCanaan, Jericho, Hebron, Gaza, Canaanites
- ancient citiesAthens, Rome, Sparta, Damascus, Carthage
JerusalemLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
Wall Street · Hollywood · Dubai · Silicon Valley · Times Square
- ancient JerusalemHistoric Judean capital city
- East JerusalemOccupied sector of holy city
- Jerusalem artichokeEdible sunflower tuber
- fall of JerusalemSacred city's capture
- New JerusalemUltimate divine-human dwelling
- West JerusalemIsrael's administrative center