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Jerusalem's Temple Mount


​The Temple and the Temple Mount, the sacred precinct (Greek: Temenos) surrounding it, were constructed during the reign of Herod the Great around 20/19 BCE and were significant both religiously and architecturally.

The Jewish Roman historian Josephus notes that the construction was a massive expansion of the original temple precinct area, which roughly doubled the size of the Temple Mount from approximately 17 acres to 36 acres.

Unfortunately, the construction was barely completed before it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.

Jesus would have been familiar with the Temple and the Temple Mount, although the work would still have been ongoing during his ministry. 

In the Gospel of John (John 2:20), it is noted by the Jews that “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,” which places this confrontation with Jesus around 26 or 27 AD at the beginning of his ministry. 

Exploring the Temple Mount

Western Wall on Hanukkah
Western Wall on the sixth night of Hanukkah - December 2016.
Western Wall of the Temple Mount at sunset
Shabbat celebration - Western Wall.
Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives
Sunrise over Jerusalem and Temple Mount.
Temple Mount from Dominus Flevit
Temple Mount from Dominus Flevit church
Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount
Dome of the Rock
Temple Mount mosque
Temple mount on a Friday during Muslim worship.
stone from Temple Mount in Israel Museum
Stone from the 2nd Temple Period Temple Mount (see next picture)
Temple Mount place of Trumpeting drawing
the "Place of Trumpeting"
Israel museum sign for the place of trumpeting - Temple Mount
Place of Trumeting!
Mount of Olives graves and Temple Mount
Temple mount from cemetary on the Mount of Olives.
Dome of the Rock at Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock.
Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount
Dome of the Rock.
the Golden Gate at the Temple Mount
"The Golden Gate" - on the eastern wall of the Temple Mount.
Western Wall at Temple Mount
Western Wall.
Roman Cardo Jerusalem
Roman "cardo" (north/south running street in Jerusalem Old City.
Temple Mount model at Israel Museum
Model of Temple Mount at Israel Museum.
Market in Jerusalem Old City
Market in Jerusalem Old City.
Temple Mount Model at Israel Museum
Model of Temple Mount at Israel Museum.

Travel to Jerusalem Temple Mount

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