e.+Holy+Locations

  The Western Wall in Jer      usalem  is part of a giant restraining wall that was built by Herod around the Temple Mount in 20 BC. The Western Wall is the most visible piece of architecture that remains from the second temple complex. The legacy of Judaism to the world is spiritual, but the rocks that build the wall, each with a border that was carved perfectly, are testimony to the greatness of the old Jewish world. The wall began to symbolize the attachment that Jewish people had to Israel. After the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD Jewish people were not permitted to come to Jerusalem until the Byzantine period, only then they could visit on the day of the destruction of the Temple. Jews would weep over the ruins of their Holy Temple and because of their weeping the wall was known as the "Wailing Wall." Again, Jews were not permitted to visit the wall from 194801967 when it was in the Jordanian section of the city. Once the Six Day War was over, the Western Wall became a site for national praying and happiness, since it was the last accessible part of the last Temple. Because of the Wall's holiness Jews to this day still don't go past the wall.

**The Temple Mount** is a high plateau in old Jerusalem. It is now mostly a Muslim holy site, called Haram Es Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and it is fu   ll of history and religious importance. Just like many of the sites in Jerusalem it has religious significance for Jews, Muslims and Christians.  For Jewish people the Temple Mount is where the First and Second temples were. It is also where important events like the creaion of Adam, the first sacrifice made by Adam, and where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac. The Temple Mount is definitely Judaism's most holy places and according to the Jewish Bible many important events occured there: Here God found the earth from which he made Adam. Here Adam, Cain, Abel and Noah offered sacrifices to God. Here Abraham passed God's test by showing his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac. Here Jacob dreamt about angels ascending and descending a ladder while sleeping on a stone. Here the Second Temple was built after the Babylonian Exile,  and was destroyed in 70 AD. <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">**Jerusalem's City of David** was first built around the Gohon Spring, which is on the southeastern hill that was south to the Temple Mount. Jerusalem always had people living on it's land since 3000 BC, but only when King Soloman was ruling did the city spread beyond The City of David. The City of David was very narrow, only 80-100 meters wide. The east side slope was was a sharp 60 degrees. Even thought it was smaller, steeper, and harder to build on than the Western Wall the City of David was chosen because of the amount of water the Gohon Spring produced. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(38,42,44); font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: rgb(38,42,44);">