Jerusalem Significance

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Holy city:

Place where David took slaves from Egypt, and son Solomon built a temple, where people had to pilgrimage 3 times.

Destroyed by Babylon and rebuilt by Rome; one extra day in Jewish calendar

Place where Abraham wandered the 'Promised land'

Place where god told Abraham not to sacrifice son

Place where Jesus died; Have to make pilgrimage to Via Dolorosa, where Jesus walked to his death, in a station.

Where Jesus ate The Last Supper

Also where he rose from Death

Made wars break out between the religions, fighting for the land.

Believed that it is the perfect place, where you go after death

First direction of prayer, before it was changed to Mecca

Where prophet Muhammed followed Jews and Christians to the holy land.

Where Muhammed had spiritual vision of Allah; Mosque is called the 'Sacred Mosque'; Allah led him from Mecca to Jerusalem

Noble sanctuary known as 'Solomon's Temple'

Rule lasted over 12 centuries; lonest by far

Belief is that Jesus will come back to life to defeat antichrist at end of the world

Symbol of resistance to Israeli countries taking up Arab space