Jerusalem: Dome of the Rock and Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Issue Date
5/23/2016
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Na_al Qidron , Kidron Valley , Qidron Valley , Gethsemane , Jerusalem , Islam , Dome of the Rock , Akedah , Chruch of the Holy Sepulchre
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The grey domes visible to the west of the Dome of the rock belong to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem is a pilgrimage site for adherents of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Dome of the Rock sits in the remains of the Jeiwsh Temple Mount built by Herod the Great. It was a place where Jesus, the founder of Christianity, worshipped. In Judaism, it is the site where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac. In isalm the Dome of the Rock marks the sopt of Muhammed's Night Journey.