Other Islamic figures disputed the haram status of the site. After he departed this world, it was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70 CE." [212] He found it covered with rubbish, but the sacred Rock was found with the help of a converted Jew, Ka'b al-Ahbar. The Second Temple was constructed in 516 BCE after the First Temple or Solomon's temple was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE. [3][4] A notable example of this usage is the 2009 work Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade, written as a joint undertaking by 21 Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars. [249] According to then Jerusalem police commissioner Yohanan Danino, the place is at the center of a "holy war" and "anyone who wants to change the status quo on the Temple Mount should not be allowed up there", citing an "extreme right-wing agenda to change the status quo on the Temple Mount"; Hamas and Islamic Jihad continued to erroneously assert that the Israeli government planned to destroy Al-Aksa Mosque, resulting in chronic terrorist attacks and rioting.[250]. Busse, H. (1968). [227][232] According to Palestinian historian Rashid Khalidi, investigative journalism has shown this allegation to be false. Built by King Herod during Roman occupation, it's one of the outer retaining walls, with limestone block upon Mohammed had his first "revelation" in A.D. 610 at the age of 40 when he was asleep in a cave. Jerusalem is a site of major significance for the three largest . [45] In 2014, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) issued a press release urging journalists not to use the term "Temple Mount" when referring to the site. ", Some scholars point to the political motives of the Umayyad dynasty which led to the sanctification of Jerusalem in Islam. Due to its extreme sanctity, many Jews will not walk on the Mount itself, to avoid unintentionally entering the area where the Holy of Holies stood, since, according to rabbinical law, there is still some aspect of the divine presence at the site. It was also customary in Roman rites to sacrifice a pig in land purification ceremonies. [49] According to the Book of Samuel, Mount Zion was the site of the Jebusite fortress called the "stronghold of Zion", but once the First Temple was erected, according to the Bible, at the top of the Eastern Hill ("Temple Mount"), the name "Mount Zion" migrated there too. It is also significant for Christians because it was where Jesus was born and celebrated Jewish festivals. Between 1922 and 1924, the Dome of the Rock was restored by the Islamic Higher Council. After the Six-Day War of 1967, Israeli archeologists began a series of excavations near the site at the southern wall that uncovered finds from the Second Temple period through Roman, Umayyad and Crusader times. On 12 October 1990 Palestinian Muslims protested violently the intention of some extremist Jews to lay a cornerstone on the site for a New Temple as a prelude to the destruction of the Muslim mosques. [83] In 1982, it was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger.[84]. [19], The upper platform was built around the peak of the Temple Mount, carrying the Dome of the Rock; the peak just breaches the floor level of the upper platform within the Dome of the Rock, in the shape of a large limestone outcrop, which is part of the bedrock. These have various forms and structures, seemingly built in different periods, ranging from vaulted chambers built in the gap between the bedrock and the platform, to chambers cut into the bedrock itself. [261] Palestinian residents of Jerusalem, which because of Israel's annexation of Jerusalem, hold Israeli permanent residency cards, and Israeli Arabs, are permitted unrestricted access to the Temple Mount. Two frightful scenes unfolded in Jerusalem on Wednesday, which seemed, at first glance, to have little to do with each other. Located on the summit of the Citadel of Cairo, the mosque was built by Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt, in the early 19th . The holiest place in Judaism as the site of the two biblical temples . Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. [74][75] In recent years, the term is also used by the UN and its subsidiary organs. This mountain top can be seen today, inside the Islamic Dome of the Rock. Christian pilgrims were able to come and experience the Temple Mount area. [218][219] The Crusaders therefore referred to al-Aqsa Mosque as Solomon's Temple, and it was from this location that the new Order took the name of "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon", or "Templar" knights. Baker,Eric W.. [274] Although there was considerable opposition, the conference consensus was to confirm the ban on entry to Jews. On 26 October 2016, UNESCO passed the Occupied Palestine Resolution that condemned Israeli escalating aggression and illegal measures against the waqf, called for the restoration of Muslim access and demanded that Israel respect the historical status quo[85][86][87] and also criticized Israel for its continuous "refusal to let the body's experts access Jerusalem's holy sites to determine their conservation status". Since the Waqf is granted almost full autonomy on the Islamic holy sites, Israeli archaeologists have been prevented from inspecting the area, and are restricted to conducting excavations around the Temple Mount. Islamic authorities did not disturb Goren when he went to pray on the Mount until, on the Ninth Day of Av, he brought 50 followers and introduced both a shofar, and a portable ark to pray, an innovation which alarmed the Waqf authorities and led to a deterioration of relations between the Muslim authorities and the Israeli government. History of Temple Mount They preferred to use the esplanade as the heart for the Muslim quarter, since it had been abandoned by Christians, to avoid disturbing the Christian quarters of Jerusalem. ca. [212] Al-Ahbar advised Umar to build a mosque to the north of the rock, so that worshippers would face both the rock and Mecca, but instead Umar chose to build it to the south of the rock. The New Testament recounts a story of a Samaritan woman asking Jesus about the appropriate place to worship, Jerusalem (as it was for the Jews) or Mount Gerizim (as it was for the Samaritans), to which Jesus replies: Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. "[272] The signatures of more than 300 prominent rabbis were later obtained. [292] These passages lead in erratic directions, some leading beyond the southern edge of the Temple Mount (they are at a depth below the base of the walls); their purpose is currently unknown as is whether they predate the Temple Mount a situation not helped by the fact that apart from Warren's expedition no one else is known to have visited them. The Temple Mount refers to the platform and complex upon which stood the Temple constructed by Herod the Great. As no scientific excavations have ever been conducted on the site, no archaeological evidence has been found to verify this. The golden Dome of the Rock is a shrine built over the foundation stone in 691 CE. "[203] The occasion is assumed to have been Tisha b'Av, since decades later Jerome related that that was the only day on which Jews were permitted to enter Jerusalem. [199] After the Third Jewish Revolt, all Jews were forbidden on pain of death from entering the city or the surrounding territory around the cite. The surface of the Temple Mount would remain in a state of destruction until the Muslim invasions in the seventh century. [156][158] Later hadiths referred to Jerusalem as the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque:[159], Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: [196] The Trumpeting Place inscription, a monumental Hebrew inscription which was thrown down by Roman legionnaires, was found in one of these stone piles. Judaism considers the Temple Mount to be the holiest site on the planet. Tel Aviv; Jerusalem; Haifa; Eilat . Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. The former UN envoy to Jerusalem, Raymond M. Lemaire, criticised "the construction of a metallic pergola in the middle of the courtyard of one of the Umayyad palaces, which disfigures the site." Until Israel banned them, members of Murabitat, a group of women, cried 'Allah Akbar' at groups of Jewish visitors to remind them the Temple Mount was still in Muslim hands. Tel Aviv; Jerusalem; Haifa; Eilat; North District; Center District; Jerusalem District; South District; Where To Stay. [130] The war between Seljuqs and Byzantine Empire and increasing Muslim violence against Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem instigated the Crusades. Some would also say the Greek word for generation in Mark 13:30 is interpreted as race or family, speaking of Jews.There certainly have been a few "foreshadowers" of the antichrist and its "abomination", including Nebuchadnezzar and his image, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King Herod and the golden Roman Eagle he built at the entrance to the temple (Dan 11:31); all before Jesus spoke those words. [302], Israeli organizations such as the Committee to Prevent the Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount argue that Palestinians are deliberately removing significant amounts of archaeological evidence about the Jewish past of the site and claim to have found significant artifacts in the fill removed by bulldozers and trucks from the Temple Mount. [31][32] During a 2016 dispute over the name of the site, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova stated: "Different peoples worship the same places, sometimes under different names. [227], On 28 September 2000, then-opposition leader of Israel Ariel Sharon and members of the Likud Party, along with 1,000 armed guards, visited the al-Aqsa compound. This fact was written by great Muslim writers such as Omar ibn Khatir and in the book by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, The History of the . [300][301] The same year the Waqf began construction of a new mosque in the structures known since Crusader times as Solomon's Stables. Umayyah Abdul Malik ibn Marwan also constructed the adjacent smaller Dome of the Chain to mark the central spot of the Al Aqsa sanctuary. [174][175] Ritmeyer identifies specific courses of visible ashlars located on to the northern and south of the Golden Gate as Judean Iron Age in style, dating them to the construction of this wall by Hezekiah. [52][60][61], Al-Jmi' al-Aq refers to the specific site of the silver-domed congregational mosque building,[51][52][53] also referred to as Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel (al-Jami' al-Aqsa or al-Qibli, or Masjid al-Jumah or al-Mughata), in reference to its location on the southern end of the compound as a result of the Islamic qibla being moved from Jerusalem to Mecca. [310] In 2007 the Israel Antiquities Authority started work on the construction of a temporary wooden pedestrian pathway to replace the Mugrabi Gate ramp after a landslide in 2005 made it unsafe and in danger of collapse. ), discovered a series of tunnels near the Temple Mount. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. [148] The Qur'an describes how Muhammad was taken by the miraculous steed Buraq from the Great Mosque of Mecca to al-Aqsa Mosque where he prayed. Upon visiting Jerusalem in September 1999, medieval art historian Lon Pressouyre noted that the palaces had lost their archaeological features due to neglect, "for in the guise of highlighting the remains of previous periods [the Israeli authorities] trivialise the Umayyad palaces, major monuments in the area". This fort was built to house 10,000 men (6,000 soldiers and 4,000 support staff) as all Roman forts have a standard size: 35 acres, or 14.2 hectares. Some early scholars however, claim that entry onto certain areas of the Mount is permitted. Jerusalem, The Robinsons Arch Area. During the mandate period, Jewish leaders celebrated ancient religious practices at the Western Wall. Roman general Pompey, who had been invited to intervene in the conflict, decided to side with Hyrcanus; Aristobulus and his followers barricaded themselves inside the Temple Mount and destroyed the bridge linking it to the city. What's the story behind Jerusalem's Golden Dome? The retaining walls on these two sides descend many meters below ground level. It continued afterwards for several centuries until the time of Prophet Jesus. Answer The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, the third holiest site in Islam, and a revered site to Christians. The Israeli Chief Rabbinate also declared a religious holiday on the anniversary, called "Yom Yerushalayim" (Jerusalem Day), which became a national holiday to commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem. 329342. It remained in Muslim hands thereafter, even during the relatively short periods of Crusader rule following the Sixth Crusade. al-Wasati. In addition to the restoration of the Temple, its courtyards and porticoes, Herod also built the Antonia Fortress, which dominated the northwestern corner of the Temple Mount, and a rainwater reservoir, Birket Israel, in the northeast. Jews and other non-Islamic visitors can only visit from Sunday to Thursday, for four hours each day. Translation: "Let no foreigner enter within the parapet and the partition which surrounds the Temple precincts. Indeed, in a case where there is near certainty that injury may be caused to the public interest if a person's rights of religious worship and freedom of expression would be realized, it is possible to limit the rights of the person in order to uphold the public interest. [79] The northern wall of the Mount, together with the northern section of the western wall, is hidden behind residential buildings. During the first century BCE, the Temple was renovated by Herod. The visit sparked a five-year uprising by the Palestinians, commonly referred to as the al-Aqsa Intifada, though some commentators, citing subsequent speeches by PA officials, particularly Imad Falouji and Arafat himself, claim that the Intifada had been planned months in advance, as early as July upon Yasser Arafat's return from Camp David talks. 2010. [290] Barclay's Gate is similar, but abruptly turns south as it does so; the reason for this is currently unknown. New evidence of the Royal Stoa and Roman flames. Biblical Archaeology Review, 36, 2, pp. Shortly before the Byzantines took the area back five years later in 615, the Persians gave control to the Christian population, who tore down the partially built Jewish Temple edifice and turned it into a garbage dump,[209] which is what it was when the Rashidun Caliph Umar took the city in 637. One of them, Shlomo Goren, held that it is possible that Jews are even allowed to enter the heart of the Dome of the Rock in time of war, according to Jewish Law of Conquest. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. The project was paid for by King Hussein personally, at a cost of $8 million. Most Haredi rabbis are of the opinion that the Mount is off limits to Jews and non-Jews alike. [220][bettersourceneeded], There is debate over whether reports that Maimonides himself ascended the Mount are reliable. [145][146][147] Mujir al-Din, a 15th-century Jerusalemite chronicler, mentions an earlier tradition related by al-Wasti, according which "after David built many cities and the situation of the children of Israel was improved, he wanted to construct Bayt al-Maqdis and build a dome over the rock in the place that Allah sanctified in Aelia. God answered his prayers and stopped the plague. [19] For Sunni and Shia Muslims alike, it ranks as the third holiest site in Islam. More such stones are supposed to survive underground. Robert Shick, 'A Christian City with a Major Muslim Shrine: Jerusalem in the Umayyad Period,' in Arietta Papaconstantinou (ed. The ban on visitors continued until 1948[246], Although the 1949 Armistice Agreement called for "resumption of the normal functioning of the cultural and humanitarian institutions on Mount Scopus and free access thereto; free access to the Holy Places and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives. [139][140] After the construction, Muslims believe, the temple was used for the worship of the one God by many prophets of Islam, including Jesus. The prophet Gad then suggested the area to David as a fitting place for the erection of an altar to Yawheh. [65][66][67], The term "al-Aqsa" as a symbol and brand-name has become popular and prevalent in the region. Technically, you're correct in referring to it as "the mosque", because the other structure on the Temple Mount - the Dome of the Rock - is an Islamic shrine, not a mosque. Herod leveled the area by cutting away rock on the northwest side and raising the sloping ground to the south. The First Temple was destroyed in 587/586 BCE by the Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II. Jewish codifiers accepted the opinion of Maimonides who ruled that the holiness of the Temple sanctified the site for eternity and consequently the restrictions on entry to the site are still currently in force. Germany:Anchor Academic Publishing,2015, p. 361-362, Shahar, Y. [221] The Zionist movement at the time was strongly opposed to any notion that the Temple itself might be rebuilt. [125] Byzantine Christians, despite some signs of constructive work on the esplanade,[126] generally neglected the Temple Mount, especially when a Jewish attempt to rebuild the Temple was destroyed by the earthquake in 363. At the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Mohammed led prophets in prayer. The Knights Templar, who believed the Dome of the Rock was the site of the Solomon's Temple, gave it the name "Templum Domini" and set up their headquarters in al-Aqsa Mosque adjacent to the Dome for much of the 12th century. The trapezium shaped platform measures 488m (1,601ft) along the west, 470m (1,540ft) along the east, 315m (1,033ft) along the north and 280m (920ft) along the south, giving a total area of approximately 150,000m2 (37 acres). It is significant for Jews because it was where Jesus was born and celebrated Jewish festivals. [226], Until 2000, non-Muslim visitors could enter the Dome of the Rock, al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic Museum by getting a ticket from the Waqf. Do most Muslims agree? [220][bettersourceneeded], In December 2013, the two Chief Rabbis of Israel, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef, reiterated the ban on Jews entering the Temple Mount. Also known as Mount Moriah, Har haByit in Hebrew and as the Noble Sanctuary or al-haram al-quds ash-sharf for Muslims, Temple Mount is believed to be the site of many significant events for each of these religions. [314] Accusations of vandalism at the site resurfaced in 2018 and again in 2022. [274] The ruling said "We have been warned, since time immemorial [lit. Israel's courts have considered the issue as one beyond their remit, and, given the delicacy of the matter, under political jurisdiction. The second was built in 1297 by order of a Mameluk king, the third by a governor of Jerusalem in 1329, and the last in 1367. Many Israelis regarded this as a radical change of the status quo, which should not have been undertaken without first consulting the Israeli government. As in Judaism, Muslims also associate the site with Abraham, and other prophets who are also venerated in Islam. Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in Mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared unto David his father; for which provision had been made in the Place of David, in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. Rabbi Goren clearly delineates between the two buildings: One is in the direction of the holy Muslim city of Mecca, and is to serve as a mosque - while the other was built without regard to. In 637 Arabs besieged and captured the city from the Byzantine Empire, which had defeated the Persian forces and their allies, and reconquered the city. [277] Their opinions against entering the Temple Mount are based on the current political climate surrounding the Mount,[278] along with the potential danger of entering the hallowed area of the Temple courtyard and the impossibility of fulfilling the ritual requirement of cleansing oneself with the ashes of a red heifer. [49], The English term "al-Aqsa Mosque" is a translation of either al-Masjid al-'Aq (Arabic: ) or al-Jmi' al-Aq (Arabic: ). [78] In around 19 BCE, Herod the Great extended the Mount's natural plateau by enclosing the area with four massive retaining walls and filling the voids. [8][9][a] According to Jewish tradition and scripture,[11] the First Temple was built by King Solomon, the son of King David, in 957 BCE, and was destroyed by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, together with Jerusalem, in 587 BCE. [225] A few days after the war over 200,000 Jews flocked to the Western Wall in the first mass Jewish pilgrimage near the Mount since the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. The term "Noble Sanctuary" or "Haram al-Sharif", as it was called later by the Mamluks and Ottomans, refers to the whole area that surrounds that Rock.[216]. . The Temple Mount is considered the holiest site in Judaism. In 1217, Spanish Rabbi Judah al-Harizi found the sight of the Muslim structures on the mount profoundly disturbing. It stands north-south 262 ft long. "[27][28][29] The site remains a major focal point of the ArabIsraeli conflict. [210][214], In 691 an octagonal Islamic building topped by a dome was built by the Caliph Abd al-Malik around the rock, for a myriad of political, dynastic and religious reasons, built on local and Quranic traditions articulating the site's holiness, a process in which textual and architectural narratives reinforced one another. The rebuilding of the Temple remained a recurring theme among generations, particularly in thrice-daily Amidah (Standing prayer), central prayer of the Jewish liturgy, which contains a plea for the building of a Third Temple and the restoration of sacrificial services. The mosque was built on top of the Temple Mount, known as the Al Aqsa Compound or Haram esh-Sharif in Islam. Herod moved . This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 04:55. [87][90] Israel froze all ties with UNESCO. The traditions locating the Jewish Temple on the plateau above the Western Wall are so ingrained that this shocking revelation will continue to be ridiculed and quashed for as long as possible. In response, Israel denounced the UNESCO resolution for its omission of the words "Temple Mount" or "Har HaBayit", stating that it denied Jewish ties to the site. However, there is a growing body of Modern Orthodox and national religious rabbis who encourage visits to certain parts of the Mount, which they believe are permitted according to most medieval rabbinical authorities. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing. [31] Almost immediately after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 638 CE, Caliph 'Omar ibn al Khatab, reportedly disgusted by the filth covering the site, had it thoroughly cleaned,[135] and granted Jews access to the site. Aelia came from Hadrian's nomen gentile, Aelius, while Capitolina meant that the new city was dedicated to Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom a temple was built overlapping the site of the former second Jewish temple, the Temple Mount. As a result, the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been rebuilt and renovated several times since its original Umayyad construction. [202], The Bordeaux Pilgrim, who visited Jerusalem in 333334, during the reign of Emperor Constantine I, wrote that "There are two statues of Hadrian, and, not far from them, a pierced stone to which the Jews come every year and anoint. Martin Gilbert, Jerusalem in the Twentieth Century (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996), p254. This is part of the religious freedom of worship, it is part of the freedom of expression. [155] A group of Islamic scholars understood the story of Muhammad's ascension from al-Aqsa Mosque as relating to the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The golden domed mosque is called the Dome of the Rock because it was built on top of the Foundation Stone which according to Jewish tradition is the holiest place in the world. [200], From the first through the seventh centuries Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire, gradually became the predominant religion of Palestine and under the Byzantines Jerusalem itself was almost completely Christian, with most of the population being Jacobite Christians of the Syrian rite. The Temple Mount is a holy site within the Old City of Jerusalem for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim people. The existing four minarets include three near the Western Wall and one near the northern wall. 29, No. Maimonides wrote that it was only permitted to enter the site to fulfill a religious precept. It was destroyed by the Babylonians in the year 586 BCE., but it was soon rebuilt and was rededicated to the worship of Allah in 516 BCE. [269] There are also Christian and Islamic sources which indicate that Jews visited the site,[270] but these visits may have been made under duress. Translated by P. Amde Jaubert. [235][236] Between 1992 and 1994, the Jordanian government undertook the unprecedented step of gilding the dome of the Dome of the Rock, covering it with 5000 gold plates, and restoring and reinforcing the structure. Following the Ottoman conquest of Palestine in 1516, the Ottoman authorities continued the policy of prohibiting non-Muslims from setting foot on the Temple Mount until the early 19th century, when non-Muslims were again permitted to visit the site. [64] Other sources and maps have used the term al-Masjid al-'Aq to refer to the congregational mosque itself. Jewish rabbis ordered the restart of animal sacrifice for the first time since the time of Second Temple and started to reconstruct the Jewish Temple. Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam, is not located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Saudi lawyer and journalist Osama Yamani is claiming. During the 1929 Palestine riots, Jews were accused of violating the status quo[244][245] Following the riots, the Supreme Muslim Council and the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf prohibited Jews from entering the site's gates. Anyone caught [violating] will be held accountable for his ensuing death." [283] In November 2014, the Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef reiterated the point of view held by many rabbinic authorities that Jews should not visit the Mount. [226] Jews were given the right to visit the Temple Mount unobstructed and free of charge if they respected Muslims' religious feelings and acted decently, but they were not allowed to pray. [22] Muslims view the site as being one of the earliest and most noteworthy places of worship of God. A.D. 705: The first Al-Aqsa Mosque, just south of the Dome of the Rock, is built on the Temple Mount (and later destroyed by earthquakes and rebuilt in 754, 780 and 1035). [208] The date of the mosaic is disputed: Zachi Dvira considers that they are from the pre-Islamic Byzantine period, while Baruch, Reich and Sandhaus favor a much later Umayyad origin on account of their similarity to a known Umayyad mosaic.[208]. Aryeh Shimron and Orit Peleg-Barkat. A tear gas canister was set off among the female worshippers, which caused events to escalate. [154][140] According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, the phrase was originally understood as a reference to a site in the heavens. The Al Aqsa Mosque rests on the far southern side of the Mount, facing Mecca. The Fadhail of Jerusalem inspired Muslims, especially during the Umayyad period, to embellish the sanctity of the city beyond its status in the holy texts. (RNS) For the past few weeks, the area surrounding the Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa compound and to Jews as the Temple Mount, has been calm. A northern portion of the western wall may be seen from within the Western Wall Tunnel, which was excavated through buildings adjacent to the platform. "[31], According to the Qur'an, Muhammad was transported to a site named Al-Aqsa Mosque "the furthest place of prayer" (al-Masjid al-'Aq) during his Night Journey (Isra and Mi'raj). [129], During the Byzantine era, Jerusalem was primarily Christian and pilgrims came by the tens of thousands to experience the places where Jesus walked. He permits entry from all the gates into the 135 x 135 cubits of the Women's Courtyard in the east, since the biblical prohibition only applies to the 187 x 135 cubits of the Temple in the west. Ties with UNESCO afterwards for several centuries until the time of Prophet Jesus [ ]... 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